Almond marginally up on retailers demand

In restricted activity, almond prices rose by Rs 50 per 40 kg on the wholesale fruits market today on retailers demand. 

Elsewhere, other dry fruits traded in a narrow range in the absence of worthwhile activity and closed around previous levels.

Traders said pick up in retailers demand influenced almond (girdhi) prices to trade at higher prices.

Almond (girdhi) prices gained Rs 50 to Rs 2750-2850 per 40 kg. 

Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:

Almond (California) Rs 9,800 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,900-5,100 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,750-2,850 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000, Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 345-350,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,500-1,600 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 640-650 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 595-605 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 530-540 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 445-465 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 440-445 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 390-425

Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,900-8,000 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,900-3,000 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000 Fig Rs 6,500-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000

Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,200 Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-7,500 Pistachio Irani Rs 800-825 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,025-1,150 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,300-1,350 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 530-615 Walnut Rs 200-265 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 490-740