Masoor, urad prices gain on pick-up in demand

Prices of masoor and urad rose up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today on pick-up in demand from retailers amid restricted supplies from producing belts.
Meanwhile, other pulses held steady on little doing.
Traders said apart from a rise in demand from retailers, restricted supplies from producing areas mainly led to the gain in masoor and urad prices.
In the national capital, masoor small and bold rose by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,300-5,500 and Rs 5,300-5,600 per quintal, respectively.
Its dal local and best quality enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 6,300-6,400 and Rs 6,400-6,500 per quintal, respectively.

Urad and its dal chilka local inched up by Rs 50 each to Rs 6,000-6,450 and Rs 7,000-7,200 per quintal. Its dal best quality and dhoya edged up by the same margin to Rs 7,150-7,750 and Rs 7,550-7,950 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 6,000-6,450, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 7,000-7,200, Urad best Rs 7,150-7,750, Dhoya Rs 7,550-7,950, Moong Rs 7,300-8,000, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 8,100-8,600, Moong Dhoya local Rs 8,100-8,400 and best quality Rs 8,900-9,000.
Masoor small Rs 5,300-5,500, Bold Rs 5,300-5,600, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,300-6,400, best quality Rs 6,400-6,500, Malka local Rs 6,600-6,900, best Rs 6,800-6,900, Moth Rs 5,600-5,900, Arhar Rs 5,950-6,000, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 7,300-7,600.

Gram Rs 3,600-4,225, gramdal (local) Rs 3,900-4,100, best quality Rs 4,000-4,300, Besan (35 kg) Shakti Bhog Rs 1,700, Rajdhani Rs 1,700, Rajmah Chitra Rs 4,000-5,400, Kabli Gram small Rs 4,250-6,550, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 4,800-5,200, Peas white Rs 2,700-2,725 and green Rs 2,775-2,875.