In restricted activity, almond prices recovered by Rs 50 per 40 kg in the wholesale dry fruits market today on pick up in demand in view of marriage season. Other dry fruits, after moving in tight range in limited deals pegged around previous levels.
Traders said scattered buying by traders due to pick up in retailers demand mainly helped almond prices to recover at the wholesale dry fruits market. Firming trend at futures trade also supported the uptrend, they said.
In the national capital, almond (California)recovered by Rs 50 to Rs 11,050 per 40 kg while its kernel (California) inched up by Rs two to Rs 377-382 per kg.
Following are today's quotations per 40 kg:
Almond (California) new Rs 11,050 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,400-2,500 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-16,000.
Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 377-382, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 305-380.
