Almond, its kernel slide on low demand

Almond prices drifted down by Rs 200 per 40 kg at the wholesale dry fruit market in the national capital today owing to slackened demand.

However, other dry fruits held steady in thin trade.

Marketmen said easing demand from retailers and stocks against adequate stocks position, mainly weighed on almond and its kernel prices.

Almond California fell by Rs 200 to Rs 19,300-19,500 per 40 kg. Its kernel also shed Rs 15 to Rs 695-705 per kg.

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

Almond (California-new) Rs 19,300-19,500, almond-gurbandi Rs 12,500-13,000, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,500-5,700, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 695-705 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 670-770 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,400-2,500, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,090-1,095, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 985-995, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 885-895, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 765-785, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 710-785, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 640-740, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 565-670, copra (qtl) Rs 18,000-22,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 5,400-6,100, 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 9,500-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 7,000-7,200 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 8,700-12,200 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,200-1,350 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,490-1,560 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,660-1,710 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 300-400 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 600-1,000.