Prices of urad and arhar drifted down by up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today on fall in demand from retailers and dal mills against adequate stocks position.
Traders said, besides fall in demand from retailers as well as dal mills against ample stocks position mainly attributed the slide in urad and arhar prices.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local fell by Rs 150 and Rs 200 to Rs 3,500-4,600 and Rs 4,000-4,100 per quintal, respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya traded lower by Rs 200 each to Rs 4,100-4,600 and Rs 4,500-4,900 per quintal, respectively.
Arhar and its dal dara variety also eased by Rs 50 and Rs 100 to Rs 3,900 and Rs 5,300-7,200 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's pulses' rates (in Rs per quintal): Urad Rs 3,500-4,600, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 4,000-4,100, Urad best Rs 4,100-4,600, Dhoya Rs 4,500-4,700, Moong Rs 5,000-5,500, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,600-5,800, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,200-6,700 and best quality Rs 6,700-6,900.
Masoor small Rs 3,450-3,650, bold Rs 3,600-3,700, Dal Masoor local Rs 3,700-4,100, best quality Rs 3,800-4,200, Malka local Rs 4,000-4,200, best Rs 4,100-4,400, Moth Rs 3,500-3,900, Arhar Rs 3,900 Dal Arhar Dara Rs 5,300-7,200.
Gram Rs 3,600-3,700, Gram dal (local) Rs 3,500-3,900, best quality Rs 3,900-4,000, Besan (35 kg), Shakti bhog Rs 1,800, Rajdhani Rs 1,800, Rajma Chitra Rs 5,800-7,800, Kabuli Gram small Rs 3,800-4,800, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 3,400-3,600, Peas white Rs 3,300-3,350 and green Rs 3,400-3,500.
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