The wholesale market pulses market displayed a firm trend today as most of pulses rose by up to Rs 500 per quintal on the back of rising demand against tight supplies from producing regions.
Marketmen said besides rising demand from retailers, tight stocks position on restricted supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up pulses prices.
Meanwhile, the government has asked state governments to stock up pulses, especially tur and urad, from the central buffer system to avert price spikes in the coming months.
In the national capital, arhar and its dal dara variety rose by Rs 300 each to Rs 8,500 and Rs 11,600-13,300 per quintal respectively.
Urad and its dal chilka local moved up by Rs 200 each to Rs 9,500-11,800 and Rs 10,300-10,500 per quintal. Its dal best quality and dhoya traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 10,400-11,000 and Rs 10,800-11,200 per quintal.
Moong and its dal chilka local gained Rs 200 each to Rs 7,150-7,700 and Rs 7,550-7,950 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality enquired higher by a similar margion to Rs 7,950-8,450 and Rs 8,450-8,650 per quintal.
Masoor small and bold followed suit and went up by Rs 200 each to Rs 5,400-5,800 and Rs 5,550-5,850 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality hardened by the same margin to Rs 6,200-6,700 and Rs 6,300-6,800 per quintal respectively.
In line with overall firm trend, malka local and best quality shot up by Rs 500 each to Rs 6,650-7,150 and Rs 6,750-7,150 per quintal respectively.
Kabli gram small variety shot up by Rs 500 to Rs 6,700-8,500 per quintal.
Gram advanced by Rs 150 to Rs 4,900-5,400, while its dal local and best quality enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 5,120-5,420 and Rs 5,450-5,650 per quintal respectively.
Besign Shaktibhog and Rajdhani quoted higher at Rs 2,220 as against previous closing of Rs 2,200 per 35 kg bag respectively.
Moth too finished higher by Rs 200 to Rs 5,700-6,100 per quintal.
