Walnut and its kernel prices rose in the wholesale dry fruits market today on pick up in retailers demand.
Traders said pick up in retailers demand mainly pushed up wholesale walnut and its kernel prices.
Walnut rose by Rs 15 to Rs 200-265 per 40 kg and walnut traded higher by the same margin to kernel (1kg) Rs 490-740.
Meanwhile, other dry fruits continued to trade in a tight range in the absence of worthwhile activity and settled around previous closing.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:
Almond (California) Rs 9,700 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,950-5,150 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,700-2,800 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000 Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 350-355,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425
Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,700-1,800 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 655-665 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 595-605 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 540-550 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 445-465
Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 440-445 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 390-425 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,900-8,000 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,900-3,000
Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000 Fig Rs 6,500-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,200 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-8,000
Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,060-1,185 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,360-1,410 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 200-265 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 490-740