Almond edges up on increased buying

Almond (California) prices rose by Rs 100 per 40 kg at the wholesale dry fruits market in the national capital today following increased buying by retailers and stockists amidst fall in supplies from overseas markets.

Prices of Almond (california) rose by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 19,200-19,400 per 40 kg while its kernel prices went up by Rs 5 to finish at Rs 690-695 per kg.

Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists amid fall in supplies from overseas markets, mainly pushed up almond california prices.

Following are today's quotations (per 40 kgs):

Almond (California-new) Rs 19,200-19,400, almond-gurbandi Rs 12,400-12,900, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,400-5,600, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 690-695 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,300-2,400, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,085-1,090, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 980-990, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 880-890, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 760-780, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 715-790, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 630-730, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 565-670, copra (qtl) Rs 18,000-22,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 5,000-5,700, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,500-12,500, fig Rs 25,000-35,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari special Rs 10,000-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 7,000-7,500 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 9,500-12,000 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,250-1,400 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,510-1,540 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,710-1,730 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 300-400 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 600-1,000.