Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today largely on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists. Tight supplies from growing regions also supported the upside in prices.
Elsewhere, other dry fruits moved in a limited range on alternate small bouts of trading and settled at last levels.
Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose by Rs 5 each, to conclude at at Rs 605-620, Rs 555-575 Rs 505-520 and Rs 440-475 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from Southern region, mainly pushed up cashew prices.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:
Almond (California) Rs 10,000-10,500 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,500-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 6,000-15,000 Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 370-375,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-350
Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 510 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 830-880 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 605-620 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 555-575 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 505-520 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 440-475 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 410-420
Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 330-360 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 275-310 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,600-5,700 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,200-2,300 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,200-8,600 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 4,000-4,600 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 750-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,040-1,165 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,240-1,390 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 530-620 Walnut Rs 110-170 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 320-550
