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 180, 210, 240 and 320) prices fell in the range of Rs 5 to Rs 10 to settle at Rs 640-650, Rs 580-590, Rs 525-530 and Rs 420-440 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 fruit market.

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

Almond (California) Rs 9,900 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,700-2,800 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 8,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 350-360,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-360

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,600-1,800 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 640-650 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 580-590 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 525-530 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 420-440

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 440-445 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 390-425 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,800-6,000 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,600-2,800

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,400-9,000 Fig Rs 6,000-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,200-8,300 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,200 Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-7,200

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