Urad, moong rise on uptick in demand

Prices of urad and moong rose by up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale market today on pick up in demand from retailers.
Other prices moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and pegged at previous levels.
Marketmen uptick in demand from retailers led to rise in urad and moong prices.
Trading activity remained thin in view of tight fund position following the government scrapping high-denomination notes to flush out black money.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local moved up by Rs 200 each to Rs 7,200-8,200 and Rs 7,500-7,600 per quintal respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 7,600-8,100 and Rs 8,000-8,300 per quintal.

Moong and its dal chilka local also rose by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,200-5,700 and Rs 5,700-5,900 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 6,300-6,800 and Rs 6,800-7,000 per quintal.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 7,200-8,200, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 7,500-7,600, Urad best Rs 7,600-8,100, Dhoya Rs 8,000-8,300, Moong Rs 5,200-5,700, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,700-5,900, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,300-6,800 and best quality Rs 6,800-7,000.
Masoor small Rs 5,300-5,400, bold Rs 5,350-5,450, Dal Masoor local Rs 5,750-6,250, best quality Rs 5,850-6,350, Malka local Rs 6,300-6,500, best Rs 6,400-6,600, Moth Rs 4,200-4,500, Arhar Rs 6,300, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,200-10,000.

Gram Rs 10,000-10,500, Gram dal (local) Rs 10,800-11,100, best quality Rs 11,200-11,300, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 4,900, Rajdhani Rs 4,900, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,500-9,000, Kabuli Gram small Rs 10,100-10,500, 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.