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 position 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 620-630, Rs 580-585, Rs 520-525 and Rs 435-455 per kg, respectively.

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

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

Almond (California) Rs 10,000 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,900-5,000 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,700-2,750 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000.

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 350-360,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-370.

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,500-1,600

Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 620-630

Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 580-585
 
Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 520-525

Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 435-455

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 380-430 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 360-410 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,400-7,500

Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,700-3,000

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000

Fig Rs 7,500-15,000

Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800

Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-25,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,700-4,500

Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-7,600

Pistachio Irani Rs 680-700

Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,005-1,055

Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,255-1,305

Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 500-550

Walnut Rs 180-300

Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 500-800