Select pulses remain under pressure

Prices of select pulses continued unabated at the wholesale market in the national capital today due to falling demand at prevailing levels amdist increased arrivals from growing regions resulting fall of upto Rs 200 per quintal.
Traders said reduced offtake by stockists as demand has been easing at current levels amidst increased supplies from producing belts, continued to weigh on select pulses prices.
Recovery in the rupee from 20-month low against the dollar that will make imports cheaper also influenced the sentiment to some extent, they said.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local moved down by Rs 200 each to Rs 7,500-8,000 and Rs 8,400-8,600 per quintal respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and enquired lower by a similar margin to Rs 8,600-9,200 and Rs 9,000-9,300 per quintal.

Arhar and its dal dara variety also declined by Rs 200 each to Rs 6,800-6,850 and Rs 8,150-8,450 per quintal.
Gram weakened by Rs 50 to Rs 4,450-5,450 and its dal local and best quality dropped by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,900-5,100 and Rs 5,000-5,300 per quintal respectively.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 7,500-8,000, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 8,400-8,600, urad best Rs 8,600-9,200, Dhoya Rs 9,000-9,300, 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 6,300-6,500, bold Rs 6,300-6,600, Dal Masoor local Rs 7,400-7,500, best quality Rs 7,500-7,600, Malka local Rs 7,900-8,100, best Rs 8,100-8,200, Moth Rs 6,200-6,500, Arhar Rs 6,800-6,850, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,150-8,450.

Gram Rs 4,450-5,450, Gramdal (local) Rs 4,900-5,100, best quality Rs 5,000-5,300, 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.