Firm conditions developed in the wholesale jaggery market at national capital today as gur prices rose up to Rs 100 per quintal on better offtake against paucity of stocks.
Muzzafarnagar gur market also showed a rising tendency on tight stocks position.
Marketmen said fall in supply due to rainfall in gur manufacturing areas and shortage of ready stocks pushed up gur prices. In Delhi, gur shakkar prices improved by Rs 100 to Rs 3,200-3,300 per quintal.
Gur chakku and Pedi also went up by Rs 50 each to Rs 2,900-2,950 and Rs 3,050-3,100 per quintal.
Turning to Muzzafarnagar, gur chakku strengthened from Rs 2,550-2,650 to Rs 2,650-2,750 per quintal.
Heavy buying by beer and cattle-feed making industires brought the rise in gur raskat and prices traded at Rs 1,800-1,900 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Chakku Rs 2,900-2,950, Pedi Rs 3,050-3100 and Dhayya N.T., shakkar Rs 3,200-3,300
In Muzaffarnagar: Raskat Rs 1,800-1,900, chakku Rs 2,650 -2,750 and Khurpa N.T In Muradnagar: Pedi N.A. And Dhaya N.A
