Almond prices declined by Rs 100 per 40 kg in the national capital today on sluggish demand from retailers and stockists.
Adequate stocks position followed by increased arrivals from overseas markets also weighed on the prices.
Almond (california) prices fell by Rs 100 to Rs 10,500 per 40 kg and its kernel also eased by Rs 5 to Rs 365-370 per kg.
Traders said sluggish demand from retailers and stockists against fresh arrivals, pulled down almond prices on the wholesale dry fruit market here.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:
Almond (California) new Rs 10,400, Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700, almond (girdhi) Rs 2,200-2,300 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-16,000
Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 360-365, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-375
Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 500 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 825-875 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 485-490 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 460-470 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 370-380 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 360-370 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 245-285 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 220-260
Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 180-240 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,200-5,400 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,800-7,000 Fig Rs 6,000-16,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,000-7,500 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,000-20,000
Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,700-3,900 Kishmish Indian green Rs 4,600-6,000 Pistachio Irani Rs 820-860 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,260-1,310 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,390-1,440 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 90-165 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500
