Gram, its dal up on local demand

In restricted activity, gram and its dal prices rose up to Rs 50 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on rising local demand against tight supply.

Traders said rising local demand, amid fall in arrivals from producing region, pushed up wholesale gram and its dal prices.

In the national capital, gram gained Rs 50 to Rs 2,500-2,525, while its dal local and best quality were up by the same margin to Rs 2,800-2,815 and Rs 2,900-3,000 per quintal. 

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:  

Urad 4,100-4,650, Urad chilka (local) 4,900-5,300, best 5,400-5,700, Dhoya 5,600-5,700, Moong 4,000-4,400, Dal moong chilka local 4,850-5,250, Moong Dhoya local 5,100-5,300 and best quality 5,600-5,800

Masoor small 3,300-3,500, bold 3,450-3,700, Dal Masoor local 4,050-4,150, best quality 4,300-4,600, Malka local 3,800-3,850, best 3,950-4,050, Moth 3,100-3,400, Arhar 3,300-3,400, dal arhar dara 4,400-4,800

Gram 2,500-2,525, gram dal(local) 2,800-2,815, best quality 2,900-3,000, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,190, Rajdhani 1,190, Rajmah chitra Pune 3,300-3,900, China 3,400-3,900, red 3,400-3,500

kabli gram small 3,900-5,100, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100, lobia 3,700-3,800,peas white 2,000-2,100 and green 2,100-2,300