In restricted activity, urad and moong turned weak on the wholesale pulses market today on adequate stocks following increased supply pressure. Other pulses, however, continued to trade at previous levels in the absence of worthwhile activity.
Market analysts attributed weakness in urad and moong to increased supply pressure against sluggish demand.
Urad and urad chilka (local) fell by Rs 50 each to Rs 3,950-4,350 and Rs 4,850-5,250 per quintal respectively. Moong and its dal also traded lwoer by Rs 20 each to Rs 3,930-4,930 per quyintal due to fall in demand.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Urad 3,950-4,350, Urad chilka (local) 4,850-5,250, best 5,400-5,900, Dhoya 5,350-5,450, Moong 3,930-4,930, Dal moong chilka local 4,900-5,300, Moong Dhoya local 5,200-5,400 and best quality 5,800-6,000
Masoor small 2,750-2,950, bold 2,900-3,150, Dal Masoor local 3,250-3,350, best quality 3,550-3,850, Malka local 3,350-3,400, best 3,500-3,600, Moth 1,700-2,000, Arhar 3,250-3,750, dal arhar dara 4,850-5,250
Gram 2,500-2,525, gram dal (local) 2,950-2,965, best quality 3,050-3,175, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,150, Rajdhani 1,150, Rajmah chitra Pune 3,800-4,200, China 4,000-4,200, red 4,100-4,200
kabli gram small 5,400-6,900, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100, lobia 4,500-5,000, peas white 2,125-2,225 and green 2,275-2,475
