Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists. Restricted supplies from the growing regions also supported the upside in prices.
Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 490-495, Rs 465-475, Rs 380-390, and Rs 365-380 per kg respectively.
Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from the producing belts pushed up cashew prices.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:
Almond (California) new Rs 10,600, Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700, almond (girdhi) Rs 2,200-2,300 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-16,000
Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 365-370, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-375
Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 500 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 825-875
Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 490-495 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 465-475 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 380-390 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 365-380 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 245-285 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 220-260 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 180-240
Copra (qtl) Rs 5,500-5,800 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,600-6,500
Fig Rs 6,000-16,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 6,800-7,200 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,000-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-3,800 Kishmish Indian green Rs 4,300-5,700
Pistachio Irani Rs 820-860 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,470-1,520 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,650-1,675 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 90-165 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500
