NEW DELHI, July 21: Almond prices fell by Rs 100 per 40 kg at the wholesale dry fruit market in the national capital today due to subdued demand from retailers and stockists at prevailing higher levels amid adequate stocks on increased supplies.
Almond (California) prices were down by Rs 100 to Rs 17,900-18,100 per 40 kg and its kernel rates also eased by Rs 5 to Rs 640-650 per kg.
Traders attributed the fall in almond prices to subdued demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.
Following are today’s quotations (per 40 kgs):
Almond (California-new) Rs 17,900-18,100, almond-gurbandi Rs 11,600-12,100, almond (girdhi) Rs 4,600-4,800, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 640-650 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,200-2,300, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,065-1,070, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 960-970, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 860-870, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 760–765, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 715-770, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 600-710, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 550-660, copra (qtl) Rs 17,000-20,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,200-4,900, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,500-12,500, fig Rs 25,000-35,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari special Rs 10,000-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 8,000-8,500 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 10,500-13,500 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,250-1,400 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,500-1,530 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,700-1,730 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 350-450 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 650-1,050. (PTI)