Cashew declines on sluggish demand

Cashew prices declined up to Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to fall in demand from retailers and stockists at existing higher levels.

Adequate stocks following increased arrivals from producing belts also weighed on the cashew prices. Cashew kernel (No 210 and 240) prices fell in the range of Rs 5 to Rs 10 to settle at Rs 590-600 and Rs 530-540 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks mainly led to a fall in cashew kernel prices at the wholesale dry fruits market.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:

Almond (California) Rs 10,200 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,400-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 10,000-20,000 Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 360-365,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-340

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,400-1,600 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 650-660 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 590-600 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 530-540 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 430-450 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 445-450 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 400-435

Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,700-5,900 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,600-2,800 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,200-8,500 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,200-8,300 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000

Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,900-4,500 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 825-875 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,100-1,200 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,350-1,400 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 120-190 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 400-650