Cashew falls on sluggish demand

Cashew prices fell by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today owing to sluggish demand from retailers and stockists.  

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 615-625, Rs 580-585, Rs 515-520 and Rs 430-445 per kg, respectively. 

Market analysts said reduced offtake by retailers and stockists against adequate stocks, mainly led to 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 4,800-4,900, almond (girdhi) Rs 2,650-2,700 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 615-625 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 580-585 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 515-520 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 430-445 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 7,300-7,400 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,600-2,900 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000 Fig Rs 6,000-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-25,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,400

Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,800-8,800 Pistachio Irani Rs 680-700 Pistachio Hairati Rs 995-1,045 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,245-1,295 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 500-550 Walnut Rs 180-300 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 500-800