Peas slip on sluggish demand

In restricted activity, prices of peas declined by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale market today owing to slackened demand against sufficient stocks position.

Elsewhere, other pulses moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at the last levels.

Traders said tepid demand from retailers mainly attributed the fall in prices of peas.

They said, however, trading activity remained restricted in view of crash crunch following the government's action of demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes.

In the national capital, peas white and green fell by Rs 200 each to Rs 2,700-2,725 and Rs 3,000-3,100 per quintal, respectively.
 

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

Urad Rs 7,000-8,000, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 7,300-7,400, Urad best Rs 7,400-7,900, Dhoya Rs 7,800-8,100, Moong Rs 5,200-5,700, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,700-5,900, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,300-6,800 and best quality Rs 6,800-7,000.

Masoor small Rs 5,250-5,350, bold Rs 5,300-5,400, Dal Masoor local Rs 5,700-6,200, best quality Rs 5,800-6,300, Malka local Rs 6,300-6,500, best Rs 6,400-6,600, Moth Rs 4,200-4,500, Arhar Rs 6,200, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,100-9,900.

Gram Rs 9,300-9,800, Gram dal (local) Rs 10,100-10,400, best quality Rs 10,500-10,600, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 4,500, Rajdhani Rs 4,500, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,500-9,000, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,800-10,200, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,700-2,725 and green Rs 3,000-3,100.