Arhar, urad fall on sluggish demand

Prices of arhar and urad fell by Rs 500 per quintal at the wholesale market today owing to slackened demand from retailers against ample stocks position.

Traders said fall in demand from retailers against ample stocks position mainly led to the decline in arhar and a few other pulses prices.

In the national capital, arhar and its dal dara variety dropped by Rs 500 each to Rs 5,450 and Rs 7,300-9,100 per quintal, respectively.

Urad and its dal chilka also moved down by Rs 200 each to Rs 6,500-7,500 and Rs 6,800-6,900 per quintal. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 6,900-7,400 and Rs 7,300-7,600 per quintal.
 

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

Urad Rs 6,500-7,500, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 6,800-6,900, Urad best Rs 6,900-7,400, Dhoya Rs 7,300-7,600, Moong Rs 5,100-5,300, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,600-5,800, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,200-6,700 and best quality Rs 6,700-6,900.

Masoor small Rs 5,000-5,200, bold Rs 5,100-5,250, Dal Masoor local Rs 5,500-6,000, best quality Rs 5,600-6,100, Malka local Rs 6,300-6,500, best Rs 6,400-6,600, Moth Rs 3,600-4,000, Arhar Rs 5,450, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 7,300-9,100.

Gram Rs 9,000-9,400, Gram dal (local) Rs 9,800-10,100, best quality Rs 10,200-10,300, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 4,400, Rajdhani Rs 4,400, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,500-9,000, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,600-10,100, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,650-2,675 and green Rs 2,900-3,000.