Pistachio rises on fresh buying

Pistachio prices rose up to Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today largely on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists.

Tight supplies from overseas markets also supported the upside in prices. Pistachio hairati and peshwari rose up to Rs 10 to settle at Rs 1,110-1,210 and Rs 1,305-1,380 per kg respectively.

Marketmen said increased demand from retailers and stockists against fall in supplies from overseas markets mainly pushed up pistachio prices on the wholesale dry fruit market here.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:

Almond (California) Rs 10,300 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,450-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 10,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 360-365,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-340

Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 510 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 830-880 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 620-650 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 580-600 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 515-540 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 435-500 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 420-440

Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 370-420 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-330 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,800-5,900 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,300-2,400 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,300-8,600 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,500-8,000

Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 4,000-4,500 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,110-1,210 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,305-1,380 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 130-190 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 350-580