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Select commodities fall on sluggish demand

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Select commodities, led by moong fell upto Rs 300 per quintal in the wholesale pulses market today owing to sluggish demand, against adequate stocks positions.

Expectations of better crops this season also put pressure on the prices.

Traders said adequate stocks positions, against subdued demand mainly pulled down wholesale pulses prices.

Moong and its dal chilka local suffered the most by losing Rs 300 each to Rs 5,100-5,500 and Rs 5,800-6,200 per quintal.

Similarly, dhoya local and best quality traded lower by the same margin at Rs 6,000-6,200 and Rs 6,400-6,600 per quintal.

Arhar and its dal dara were down by Rs 200 each to Rs 4,150-4,250 and Rs 5,200-5,600 per quintal. Urad and urad dal chilka also lost Rs 100 each to Rs 5,250-5,800 and Rs 6,100-6,500 per quintal.

 

Urad dal best and dhoya lost Rs 100 each to Rs 7,000- 7,300 and Rs 7,050-7,150 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Urad 5,250-5,800, Urad chilka (local) 6,100-6,500, best 7,000-7,300, Dhoya 7,050-7,150, Moong  5,100-5,500, Dal moong chilka local 5,800-6,200, Moong Dhoya local 6,000-6,200 and best quality 6,400-6,600

Masoor small 3,300-3,500, bold 3,500-3,750, Dal Masoor local 4,100-4,200, best quality 4,400-4,700, Malka local 4,150-4,200, best 4,300-4,400, Moth 5,700-6,000, Arhar 4,150 -4,250, dal arhar dara 5,200-5,600

Gram 2,300-2,325, gram dal (local) 2,550-2,575, best quality 2,650-2,750, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,050, Rajdhani 1,050, Rajmah chitra Pune 3,300-3,900, China 3,400-3,900, red 3,300-3,400

kabli gram small 3,800-5,000, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,500-4,900, lobia 3,700-3,800, peas white 1,950-2,050 and green 2,150-2,350

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First Published: Jul 26 2010 | 4:40 PM IST

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