Select pulses extend losses on weak demand

Select pulses, led by gram, maintained its sliding trend for the third day as prices fell by up to Rs 200 per quintal in the wholesale pulses market on considerable fall in demand from retailers and dal mills.

Marketmen said, besides easing demand from retailers and dal mills, sufficient stocks position on increased supplies from producing regions weighed on gram and other pulses.

In the national capital, gram, gramdal local and best quality remained under selling pressure and lost another Rs 200 each to Rs 4,250-4,800, Rs 4,900-5,300 and Rs 5,300-5,400 per quintal respectively.

Kabuli gram small variety followed suit and declined by a similar margin to Rs 7,600-8,600 per quintal.
 

Arhar and its dal dara variety also eased by Rs 50 and Rs 100 to Rs 4,300 and Rs 6,200-8,100 per quintal respectively.

Masoor small and bold, too, shed Rs 50 each to Rs 3,700- 3,850 and Rs 3,800-3,950 per quintal, respectively. Its dal local and best quality eased to Rs 3,900-4,300 and Rs 4,000- 4,400 against last close of Rs 3,900-4,400 and Rs 4,000-4,500 per quintal.

In line with overall trend, moong and its dal chilka local drifted lower by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,800-5,500 and Rs 5,600- 5,800 per quintal, respectively. Its dal dhoya local and best quality slipped by a similar margin to Rs 6,200-6,700 and Rs 6,700-6,900 per quintal.

Malka local and best quality slipped by Rs 200 each to Rs 4,200-4,400 and Rs 4,300-4,600 per quintal, respectively. Moth shed Rs 100 to Rs 3,500-3,900 per quintal.

Urad and its dal chilka local were down by Rs 50 and Rs 100 to Rs 4,000-5,600 and Rs 5,000-5,100 per quintal, respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya enquired lower by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,100-5,600 and Rs 5,500-5,700 per quintal, respectively.

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

Urad Rs 4,000-5,600, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 5,000-5,100, Urad best Rs 5,100-5,600, Dhoya Rs 5,500-5,700, Moong Rs 4,800-5,500, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,600-5,800, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,200-6,700 and best quality Rs 6,700-6,900.

Masoor small Rs 3,700-3,850, bold Rs 3,800-3,950, Dal Masoor local Rs 3,900-4,300, best quality Rs 4,000-4,400, Malka local Rs 4,200-4,400, best Rs 4,300-4,600, Moth Rs 3,500-3,900, Arhar Rs 4,300 Dal Arhar Dara Rs 6,200-8,100.

Gram Rs 4,250-4,800, Gram dal (local) Rs 4,900-5,300, best quality Rs 5,300-5,400, Besan (35 kg), Shakti bhog Rs 2,250, Rajdhani Rs 2,250, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,000-8,300, Kabuli Gram small Rs 7,600-8,600, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 4,000-4,200, Peas white Rs 2,650-2,675 and green Rs 2,700-2,800.