Select pulses extend gains on surging demand

Select pulses led by kabuli gram and gram advanced by up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market following rising demand from retailers against restricted supplies.
Traders said strong demand from retailers against restricted supplies from producing regions mainly kept select pulses led by kabuli gram, gram and other prices higher.
In the national capital, Kabuli gram small variety gained Rs 200 to Rs 9,500-10,000 per quintal.
Gram, gramdal local and best quality also advanced by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,300-7,700, Rs 8,200-8,500 and Rs 8,600-8,700 per quintal, respectively.
Moong and its dal chilka also moved up by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,000-5,200 and Rs 5,500-5,700 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality enquired higher by the same margin to Rs 6,100-6,600 and Rs 6,600-6,800 per quintal.

Urad and its dal chilka local finished up by Rs 100 each to Rs 6,600-7,600 and Rs 6,900-7,000 per quintal. Its dal best quality and dhoya enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 7,000-7,500 and Rs 7,400-7,700 per quintal.

Peas white and green too rose by Rs 200 each to Rs 2,700-2,725 and Rs 2,900-3,000 per quintal.
Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 6,600-7,600, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 6,900-7,000, Urad best Rs 7,000-7,500, Dhoya Rs 7,400-7,700, Moong Rs 5,000-5,200, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,500-5,700, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,100-6,600 and best quality Rs 6,600-6,800.

Masoor small Rs 5,000-5,150, bold Rs 5,050-5,250, Dal Masoor local Rs 5,400-5,900, best quality Rs 5,500-6,000, Malka local Rs 5,700-5,900, best Rs 5,800-6,000, Moth Rs 3,700-4,100, Arhar Rs 5,050, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 6,900-8,700.
Gram Rs 7,300-7,700, Gram dal (local) Rs 8,200-8,500, best quality Rs 8,600-8,700, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 3,400, Rajdhani Rs 3,400, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,900-9,600, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,500-10,000, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,700-2,725 and green Rs 2,900-3,000.