Pulses weaken on softer demand at prevailing levels

Prices of urad and other pulses fell up to Rs 300 per quintal at the wholesale market today as demand dried up at prevailing higher levels.
Traders said the fall in select pulses prices was due to fall in demand at current levels against pick-up in supplies from growing regions.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local plunged Rs 300 each to Rs 7,700-8,200 and Rs 8,600-8,800 per quintal, respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya were down by a similar margin to Rs 8,800-9,400 and 9,200-9,500 per quintal, respectively.
Arhar and its dal dara variety followed suit and moved down Rs 300 each to Rs 7,000-7,050 and Rs 8,350-8,650 per quintal, respectively.

Moong and its dal chilka local eased Rs 100 each to Rs 7,600-8,300 and Rs 8,400-8,900 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 8,400-8,700 and Rs 9,200-9,300 per quintal, respectively.
Masoor small and bold fell Rs 200 each to Rs 6,400-6,600 and Rs 6,400-6,700 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality rose by a similar margin to Rs 7,500-7,600 and Rs 7,600-7,700 per quintal.

Malka local and best quality shed Rs 100 each at Rs 8,000-8,200 and Rs 8,200-8,300 per quintal, respectively.
Moth and kabli gram small variety prices weakened Rs 100 each to Rs 6,200-6,500 and Rs 4,700-6,900 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 7,700-8,200, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 8,600-8,800, urad best Rs 8,800-9,400, Dhoya Rs 9,200-9,500, Moong Rs 7,600-8,300, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 8,400-8,900, Moong Dhoya local Rs 8,400-8,700 and best quality Rs 9,200-9,300.
Masoor small Rs 6,400-6,600, bold Rs 6,400-6,700, Dal Masoor local Rs 7,500-7,600, best quality Rs 7,600-7,700, Malka local Rs 8,000-8,200, best Rs 8,200-8,300, Moth Rs 6,200-6,500, Arhar Rs 7,000-7,050, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,350-8,650.
Gram Rs 4,500-5,500, Gramdal (local) Rs 5,000-5,200, best quality Rs 5,100-5,400, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 1,950, Rajdhani Rs 1,950, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,600-5,900, Kabuli Gram small Rs 4,700-6,900, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,200-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,850-2,875 and green Rs 2,850-2,950.