Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today due to pick up in buying activity on firm domestic demand due to festive and marriage season.
Tight supplies from growing regions also supported the upside in prices.
Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose by Rs 5 to settle at Rs 620-650 Rs 585-605, Rs 525-545 and Rs 445-475 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from growing regions pushed up cashew prices.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:
Almond (California) Rs 10,300 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,450-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 6,000-15,000 Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 360-365,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 620-650 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 585-605 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 525-545 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 445-475 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 410-420
Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 360-400 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 275-315 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,800-5,900 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,100-2,200 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,200-8,500 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 790-840 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,015-1,160 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,260-1,360 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 540-625 Walnut Rs 110-170 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 310-540.
