Select pulses slide on higher supplies, muted demand

Select pulses led by urad drifted lower by up to Rs 500 per quintal per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today,dragged down by an improvement in supplies in the market and fall in demand at prevailing levels.
Traders said besides fall in demand from retailers at exisiting levels, improved supplies in the market following steps taken by the government, mainly weighed on select pulses prices.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local dropped by Rs 500 each to Rs 8,200-9,300 and Rs 8,400-8,500 per quintal respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 8,500-9,000 and Rs 8,900-9,200 per quintal.

Moong and its dal chilka local dropped by Rs 400 each to Rs 5,000-5,500 and Rs 5,500-5,900 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 5,900-6,400 and Rs 6,400-6,600 per quintal.
Gram, gramdal local and best quality lost Rs 400 each at Rs 8,000-8,200, Rs 8,400-8,600 and Rs 8,700-8,800 per quintal respectively.
Arhar and its dal dara variety too eased by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,000 and Rs 9,700-11,400 per quintal respectively.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 8,200-9,300, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 8,400-8,500, Urad best Rs 8,500-9,000, Dhoya Rs 8,900-9,200, Moong Rs 5,000-5,500, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,500-5,900, Moong Dhoya local Rs 5,900-6,400 and best quality Rs 6,400-6,600.

Masoor small Rs 5,600-5,800, bold Rs 5,650-5,850, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,050-6,550, best quality Rs 6,150-6,650, Malka local Rs 6,800-7,100, best Rs 6,900-7,200, Moth Rs 4,400-4,800, Arhar Rs 7,000, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 9,700-11,400.
Gram Rs 8,000-8,200, Gram dal (local) Rs 8,400-8,600, best quality Rs 8,700-8,800, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 3,380, Rajdhani Rs 3,380, Rajma Chitra Rs 5,500-6,450, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,100-9,500, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,900-2,925 and green Rs 3,100-3,200.