Urad and its dal prices drifted by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today following slackened demand coupled with adequate stocks positions.
However, other pulses after moving in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at previous levels.
Traders said tepid demand from retailers against sufficient stocks on higher supplies from producing belts mainly led to decline in urad and its dal prices.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local declined by Rs 100 each to Rs 8,900-9,900 and Rs 10,000-10,200 per quintal respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and enquired lower by a similar margin to Rs 10,100-10,700 and Rs 10,500-10,900 per quintal respectively.
On the other hand, arhar dal dara (superior) variety edged up to Rs 13,000-15,000 from previous level of Rs 13,000-14,500 per quintal.
Following are today's pulse rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 8,900-9,900, Urad Chilka (local)Rs 10,000-10,200, Urad best Rs 10,100-10,700, Dhoya Rs 10,500-10,900, Moong Rs 7,000-7,600, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 7,600-8,000, Moong Dhoya local Rs 7,950-8,450 and best quality Rs 8,450-8,650.
Masoor small Rs 5,550-6,550, bold Rs 5,600-6,600, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,800-7,000, best quality Rs 6,900-7,100, Malka local Rs 6,600-7,100, best Rs 6,700-7,100, Moth Rs 5,800-6,200, Arhar Rs 9,300, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 13,000-15,000.
Gram Rs 5,100-5,650, Gram dal (local) Rs 5,300-5,600, best quality Rs 5,500-5,800, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,330, Rajdhani Rs 2,330, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,900-6,300, Kabuli Gram small Rs 5,100-7,500, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,000-5,200, Peas white Rs 2,600-2,625 and green Rs 2,900-3,000.
