Kishmish prices rise on fresh buying

NEW DELHI, Oct 13: Kishmish prices rose up to Rs 300 per 40 kg in the national capital today largely on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists due to festive season amid paucity of stocks.
Tight supplies from growing regions also supported the upside in prices.
Kishmish Indian yellow and green prices rose up to Rs 300 to conclude at Rs 3,800-4,500 and Rs 4,200-7,500 per 40 kg, respectively.
Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists due to festive season against fall in supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up kishmish prices in the wholesale dry fruit market here.
The following are today’s quotations (per 40 kg):
Almond (California) Rs 12,600 Almond (Gurbandi-new) Rs 7,000-7,800; Almond (Girdhi) Rs 3,200-3,400; Abjosh Afghani Rs 8,000-20,000.
Almond Kernel (California) Rs 430-450 per kg, Almond Kernel (Gurbandi-new) Rs 350-425 per kg.
Chilgoza (Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,325-1,450 Cashew Kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 695-730
Cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 670-680
Cashew Kernel (no 240) Rs 590-610
Cashew Kernel (no 320) Rs 520-560
Cashew Kernel Broken 2 pieces Rs 360-400 Cashew Kernel Broken 4 pieces Rs 300-370 Cashew Kernel Broken 8 pieces Rs 300-340 Copra (qtl) Rs 6,300-6,400
Coconut Powder (25kg) Rs 1,800-2,100
Dry Dates Red (qtl) Rs 2,800-9,000
Fig Rs 7,500-18,000
Kishmish Kandhari Local Rs 8,000-10,000 Kishmish Kandhari Special Rs 12,000-18,000 Kishmish Indian Yellow Rs 3,800-4,500
Kishmish Indian Green Rs 4,200-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 790-850 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,020-1,050 Pistachio Dodi (Roasted) 600-650 Walnut Rs 150-250 Walnut Kernel (1kg) Rs 500-800.
(PTI)