Cashew down on sluggish demand

Cashew prices declined by Rs 5 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 by Rs 5 each to settle at Rs 615-645, Rs 575-595, Rs 510-535 and Rs 430-490 per kg, respectively. 

Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks led to decline in cashew kernel prices at the wholesale dry fruit 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 2,450-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 10,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 355-360,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-340

Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 510 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 830-880 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 615-645 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 575-595 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 510-535 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 430-490

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 420-440 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 370-420 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-330 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,800-5,900 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,300-2,400 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,300-8,600

Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,500-8,000 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 4,000-4,500 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500

Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,110-1,210 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,305-1,380 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 130-190 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 350-580