Prices of urad and moong fell up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market on adequate stocks position due to higher supplies from producing belts amid slackened demand from retailers.
Marketmen said adequate stocks in the market following pickup in supplies from producing regions against lower demand from retailers, mainly kept pressure on urad and moong prices.
Besides, government's steps to check prices of pulses also supported the downtrend, they said.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local declined by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,700-8,100 and Rs 8,500-8,700 per quintal, respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and ended lower by a similar margin to Rs 8,700-9,300 and Rs 9,100-9,400 per quintal respectively.
Moong and its dal chilka local were down by Rs 50 each to Rs 6,600-7,300 and Rs 7,400-7,900 per quintal respectively. Its dal dhoya local and best quality were enquired lower by a similar margin to Rs 7,400-7,700 and Rs 8,200-8,300 per quintal.
Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 7,700-8,100, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 8,500-8,700, urad best Rs 8,700-9,300, Dhoya Rs 9,100-9,400, Moong Rs 6,600-7,300, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 7,400-7,900, Moong Dhoya local Rs 7,400-7,700 and best quality Rs 8,200-8,300.
Masoor small Rs 6,550-6,650, bold Rs 6,550-6,750, Dal Masoor local Rs 7,600-7,700, best quality Rs 7,700-7,800, Malka local Rs 7,700-8,050, best Rs 7,800-8,100, Moth Rs 5,500-5,800, Arhar Rs 7,000-7,150, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,400-8,600.
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 5,300-5,700, Peas white Rs 2,775-2,800 and green Rs 2,775-2,875.
