Almond surges on stockists buying support

Almond and its kernel prices surged by Rs 400 per 40 kg on the wholesale dry fruits market today on emergence of stockists buying on expectations of a rise in demand.

Traders said stockists buying in anticipation of a rise in demand mainly pushed up almond and its kernel prices.

Firming trends in producing regions further fuelled the uptrend, they said.

Almond (California) surged by Rs 400 to Rs 10,100 per 40 kg. Its kernel also moved up by Rs 9 to Rs 359-364 per kg.

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

Almond (California) Rs 10,100 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,950-5,150 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,700-2,800 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 359-364, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,650-1,750, Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 655-665, Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 595-605, Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 540-550, 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 6,000-8,000

Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850, Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,060-1,185,Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,310-1,360, Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635

Walnut Rs 200-265, Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 490-740