Cashew down on sluggish demand

Cashew prices declined by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today owing to fall in demand from retailers and stockists at existing higher levels.

Adequate stocks following increased arrivals from producing belts, also weighed on the cashew prices.

Cashew kernel (No 180, 210, 240 and 320) prices fell by Rs 5 each to settle at Rs 620-650, Rs 590-600, Rs 520-540 and Rs 440-475 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks, mainly led to decline in cashew kernel prices at the wholesale dry fruit market.

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

Almond (California) Rs 10,000-10,300 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,450-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 6,000-15,000 Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 360-365, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-350

Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 510 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 830-880 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 620-650 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 580-600 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 520-540 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 440-475

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 410-420 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 360-400 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 275-320 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,600-5,700 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,100-2,200

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,200-8,500 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,500-8,000 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 4,200-4,800 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,200-7,700.

Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,050-1,200 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,250-1,400 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 540-625 Walnut Rs 120-180 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 320-550