Cashew down on sluggish demand

Cashew prices declined by Rs 5 per kg today owing to a fall in demand from retailers and stockists at existing higher levels.

Adequate stocks following increased arrivals from producing belts weighed on the cashew prices.

Cashew kernel (No 180, 210, 240 and 320) prices fell by Rs 5 each to Rs 630-640, Rs 570-580, Rs 515-520 and Rs 410-430 per kg, respectively.

Market analysts 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 10,000 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 360-365,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,700-1,800 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 630-640 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 570-580 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 515-520 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 410-430

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 9,000-9,200 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 3,000-3,100

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,400-9,000 Fig Rs 6,500-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,200 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-8,000

Pistachio Irani Rs 850-900 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,100-1,200 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,350-1,400 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 140-190 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 450-700