Cashew rises on fresh buying

Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today largely on pick up in buying activity on firm domestic demand due to the ongoing 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 625-665 Rs 595-605, Rs 535-545 and Rs 435-505 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists, triggered by marriage season mainly pushed up cashew prices.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:

Almond (California) Rs 10,200 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,450-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 10,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 365-370,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-340

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,400-1,600 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 625-665 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 595-605 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 535-545 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 435-505 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 435-450 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 400-420

Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 290-370 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,700-5,800 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,400-2,500 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 3,900-4,500 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,120-1,220 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,350-1,400 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 120-190 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 400-650