Cashew down on subdued demand

Cashew prices declined by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today owing to fall in demand from retailers and stockists.

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 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 mainly led to decline in cashew kernel prices at the wholesale dry fruit market here.

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 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 5,700-5,900 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 820-870 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,095-1,195 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,345-1,395 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 120-190 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 400-650