Cashew rises on buying support

NEW DELHI, June 30: Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg at the wholesale dry fruit market in the national capital today on increased buying support from retailers and stockists amid low stocks.

Furthermore, fall in supplies from growing regions also supported the uptrend.

Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,085-1,090, Rs 980-990 Rs 880-890 and Rs 760-780 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists against restricted supplies from growing belts,  mainly pushed up cashew prices to rise.

Following are today’s quotations (per 40 kgs):

Almond (California-new) Rs 18,900-19,100,  almond-gurbandi Rs 12,000-12,500, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,000-5,200, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 675-685 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,300-2,400, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,085-1,090, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 980-990, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 880-890, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 760-780, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 730-790, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 620-720, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 560-670, copra (qtl) Rs 17,000-20,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,600-5,300, 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 7,500-8,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 10,000-12,500 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,250-1,400 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,495-1,525 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,695-1,715 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 350-450 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 650-1,050. (PTI)