NEW DELHI, June 23: Pistachio prices eased by Rs 5 per kg at the wholesale dry fruit market in the national capital today largely due to subdued demand from retailers and stockists.
Adequate stocks position following increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on pistachio prices.
Pistachio (hairati and peshawari) fell Rs 5 each to settle at Rs 1,500-1,530 and Rs 1,700-1,720 per kg, respectively.
Traders said fall in demand from retailers and stockists against increased arrivals led to the fall in pistachio prices.
Following are today’s quotations (per 40 kgs):
Almond (California-new) Rs 19,000-19,200, almond-gurbandi Rs 12,300-12,800, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,300-5,500, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 680-690 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 1,080-1,085, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 975-985, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 875-885, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 755-775, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 710-785, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 620-720, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 560-665, copra (qtl) Rs 18,000-22,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,900-5,600, 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 6,800-7,300 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 9,300-11,800 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,250-1,400 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,500-1,530 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,700-1,720 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 350-450 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 650-1,050. (PTI)