Pulses remain up on rising demand

Supported by rising demand from retailers and restricted supplies from producing belts, prices of select pulses rose up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today.
Traders said besides pick up in demand from retailers, restricted supplies from producing belts mainly kept select pulses higher.
They said, however, a slew of measures announced by the government to check rising prices and improved supplies, capped the rise.
Meanwhile, the government has issued a tender to import 5,000 tonnes of pigeon peas (tur) to boost domestic supply from next month.
In the national capital, moong and its dal chilka local rose by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,100-7,700 and Rs 7,700-8,100 per quintal, respectively. Its dal dhoya local and best quality followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 8,050-8,550 and Rs 8,550-8,750 per quintal, respectively.

Kabli gram small inferior quality also rose by Rs 200 to Rs 5,300-7,500 per quintal. Moth too ended higher by Rs 100 to Rs 5,900-6,300 per quintal.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 9,050-10,050, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 10,100-10,300, Urad best Rs 10,200-10,800, Dhoya Rs 10,600-11,000, Moong Rs 7,100-7,700, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 7,700-8,100, Moong Dhoya local Rs 8,050-8,550 and best quality Rs 8,550-8,750.
Masoor small Rs 5,550-6,550, bold Rs 5,600-6,600, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,800-7,000, best quality Rs 6,900-7,100, Malka local Rs 6,550-7,050, best Rs 6,650-7,050, Moth Rs 5,900-6,300, Arhar Rs 9,200, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 12,500-14,500.

Gram Rs 4,900-5,500, Gram dal (local) Rs 5,250-5,550, best quality Rs 5,450-5,750, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,220, Rajdhani Rs 2,220, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,900-6,300, Kabuli Gram small Rs 5,300-7,500, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,000-5,200, Peas white Rs 2,600-2,625 and green Rs 2,900-3,000.