Arhar, its dal weaken on sluggish demand

Barring a fall in arhar and its dal prices due to low demand, other pulses held steady at the wholesale pulses market today.

Traders said tepid demand from retailers against sufficient stocks position mainly weighed on arhar and its dal prices.

In the national capital, arhar and its dal dara variety were trading down by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,400 and Rs 6,300- 8,100 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's pulses' rates (in Rs per quintal):

Urad Rs 5,900-7,500, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 6,500-6,600, Urad best Rs 6,600-7,100, Dhoya Rs 7,000-7,200, Moong Rs 5,400-5,600, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,900-6,100, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,500-7,000 and best quality Rs 7,000-7,200.
 

Masoor small Rs 4,600-4,900, bold Rs 4,650-5,000, Dal Masoor local Rs 5,100-5,600, best quality Rs 5,200-5,700, Malka local Rs 5,500-5,700, best Rs 5,600-5,800, Moth Rs 3,850-4,250, Arhar Rs 4,400, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 6,300-8,100.

Gram Rs 6,000-6,500, Gram dal (local) Rs 7,100-7,400, best quality Rs 7,500-7,600, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,700, Rajdhani Rs 2,700, Rajma Chitra Rs 7,400-10,200, Kabuli Gram small Rs 10,000-10,300, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,600-5,800, Peas white Rs 2,600-2,625 and green Rs 2,800-2,900.