Malka prices moved down by Rs 100 per quintal in lacklustre trade at the wholesale pulses market today on easing demand from retailers at prevailing levels amidst an improvement in supplies.
However, other pulses continued to trade in a tight range in limited deals and settled at last levels.
Marketmen said sluggish demand from retailers at current levels and pickup in supplies after the government announced measures to check prices, weighed on malka prices.
Meanwhile, to give consumers some relief from spiralling prices of pulses, the government has decided to soon float another tender for import of 5,000 tonnes of urad dal to boost supply.
In the national capital, malka local and best quality were down by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,700-8,050 and Rs 7,800-8,100 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's pulse rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 7,900-8,300, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 8,700-8,900, urad best Rs 8,900-9,500, Dhoya Rs 9,300-9,600, Moong Rs 6,700-7,400, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 7,500-8,000, Moong Dhoya local Rs 7,500-7,800 and best quality Rs 8,300-8,400.
Masoor small Rs 6,500-6,600, bold Rs 6,500-6,700, Dal Masoor local Rs 7,550-7,650, best quality Rs 7,650-7,750, Malka local Rs 7,700-8,050, best Rs 7,800-8,100, Moth Rs 5,500-5,800, Arhar Rs 6,950-7,050, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,350-8,550.
Gram Rs 4,300-5,000, Gramdal (local) Rs 4,600-4,800, best quality Rs 4,700-5,000, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,060, Rajdhani Rs 2,060, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,600-5,700, Kabuli Gram small Rs 4,200-6,400, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,200-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,775-2,800 and green Rs 2,775-2,875.
