Select pulses slump up to Rs 500/qtl on low demand

The wholesale pulses market ended on bearish note today as prices of select pulses dropped by up to Rs 500 per quintal on subdued demand.
Traders said sluggish demand from retailers against adequate stocks position on increased supplies from producing belts mainly weighed on select pulses prices.
In the national capital, rajmah chitra eased to Rs 7,700-10,000 against last close of Rs 7,700-10,500 per quintal.
Urad and its dal chilka local fell by Rs 200 each to Rs 4,500-5,400 and Rs 4,600-4,700 per quintal, respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and enquired lower by a similar margin to Rs 4,700-5,200 and Rs 5,100-5,300 per quintal.

Gram, gramdal local and best quality too finished lower by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,200-6,100, Rs 5,900-6,300 and Rs 6,300-6,400 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's rates (in Rs per quintal):

Urad Rs 4,500-5,400, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 4,600-4,700, Urad best Rs 4,700-5,200, Dhoya Rs 5,100-5,300, Moong Rs 4,600-5,300, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,300-5,500, Moong Dhoya local Rs 5,900-6,400 and best quality Rs 6,400-6,600.
Masoor small Rs 3,700-3,900, bold Rs 3,750-4,000, Dal Masoor local Rs 4,100-4,600, best quality Rs 4,200-4,700, Malka local Rs 4,300-4,500, best Rs 4,400-4,600, Moth Rs 3,250-3,650, Arhar Rs 3,650, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 5,700-7,500.

Gram Rs 5,200-6,100, Gram dal (local) Rs 5,900-6,300, best quality Rs 6,300-6,400, Besan (35 kg), Shakti bhog Rs 2,500, Rajdhani Rs 2,500, Rajma Chitra Rs 7,700-10,000, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,300-10,500, 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 2,650-2,750.