Weak conditions prevailed at the wholesale market today with prices of arhar and other pulses fell sharply up to Rs 700 per quintal owing to slackened demand at prevailing levels against sufficient stocks.
Traders said besides easing demand from retailers at current levels against adequate stocks position on higher supplies from producing belts mainly pulled down pulses prices.
In the national capital, arhar and its dal dara variety eased to Rs 7,900 and Rs 11,300-13,300 against last close of Rs 8,600 and Rs 11,900-13,900 per quintal, respectively.
Urad and its dal chilka local dropped by Rs 500 each to Rs 8,800-11,550 and Rs 9,800-10,000 per quintal, respectively.
Urad dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and enquired lower by a similar margin to Rs 9,900-10,500 and Rs 10,300-10,700 per quintal, respectively.
Masoor small and bold declined by Rs 500 each to Rs 4,450-5,050 and Rs 4,500-5,100 per quintal, respectively.
Its dal local and best quality traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 5,450-5,950 and Rs 5,550-6,050 per quintal, respectively. Malka local and best quality weakened by Rs 500 each to Rs 5,850-6,350 and Rs 5,950-6,350 per quintal.
Moth lost Rs 500 at Rs 5,400-5,800 per quintal.
Gram eased to Rs 4,400-4,800 against last close of Rs 4,800-5,200 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality were down by Rs 500 each to Rs 4,500-4,800 and Rs 4,700-5,000 per quintal, respectively. Besign Shaktibhog and Rajdhani were quoted lower at Rs 2,100 instead of Rs 2,200 per 35 kg bag, respectively.
Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 8,800-11,550, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 9,800-10,000, Urad best Rs 9,900-10,500, Dhoya Rs 10,300-10,700, Moong Rs 7,000-7,600, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 7,600-8,000, Moong Dhoya local Rs 8,000-8,500 and best quality Rs 8,500-8,700.
Masoor small Rs 4,450-5,050, bold Rs 4,500-5,100, Dal Masoor local Rs 5,450-5,950, best quality Rs 5,550-6,050, Malka local Rs 5,850-6,350, best Rs 5,950-6,350, Moth Rs 5,400-5,800, Arhar Rs 7,900, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 11,300-13,300.
Gram Rs 4,400-4,800, Gram dal (local) Rs 4,500-4,800, best quality Rs 4,800-5,000, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,100, Rajdhani Rs 2,100, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,900-6,200, Kabuli Gram small Rs 5,000-7,000, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,000-5,200, Peas white Rs 2,900-2,925 and green Rs 3,200-3,300.
