After witnessing a decline in the previous few days, select pulses led by arhar and urad showed recovery in prices and closed upto Rs 50 higher at the wholesale market today on the back of pickup in demand at prevailing levels.
Marketmen said increased buying by retailers following a pickup in demand helped select pulses to trade moderately higher.
In the national capital, arhar and dal arhar dara traded Rs 50 each higher at Rs 7,150-7,250 and Rs 8,550-8,750 per quintal respectively.
In line with overall trends, urad and its dal chilka local also recovered by Rs 50 each to Rs 8,050-8,550 and Rs 8,950-9,150 per quintal, respectively.
Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 9,150-9,750 and Rs 9,550-9,850 per quintal.
Gram, gramdal (local) and best quality were up by Rs 30 each at Rs 4,530-5,230, Rs 4,830-5,030 and Rs 4,930-5,230 per quintal respectively .
Following are today's pulse rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 8,050-8,550, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 8,950-9,150, urad best Rs 9,150-9,750, Dhoya Rs 9,550-9,850, Moong Rs 6,850-7,550, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 7,650-8,150, Moong Dhoya local Rs 7,650-7,950 and best quality Rs 8,450-8,550.
Masoor small Rs 6,600-6,700, bold Rs 6,600-6,800, Dal Masoor local Rs 7,650-7,750, best quality Rs 7,750-7,850, Malka local Rs 7,800-8,150, best Rs 7,900-8,200, Moth Rs 5,850-6,150, Arhar Rs 7150-7250, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,550-8,750.
Gram Rs 4,530-5,230, Gramdal (local) Rs 4,830-5,030, best quality Rs 4,930-5,230, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,180, Rajdhani Rs 2,180, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,600-5,700, Kabuli Gram small Rs 4,500-6,700, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,200-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,850-2,875 and green Rs 2,850-2,950.
