Cashew prices down on sluggish demand

Cashew prices declined by Rs 5 per kg in the wholesale dry fruits market today on sluggish demand from retailers and stockists. Adequate stocks position followed by increased arrivals from producing belts also led to a fall in cashew prices.

Cashew kernel (No 180, 210, 240 and 320) prices declined by Rs 5 each to settle at Rs 490-495, Rs 465-475, Rs 380-390 and Rs 365-380 per kg, respectively.

Traders said sluggish demand from retailers and stockists, mainly led to a fall in cashew kernel prices at the wholesale dry fruit market.

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

Almond (California) new Rs 10,500 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,200-2,300 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-16,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 360-365, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-375

Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 500 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 825-875 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 490-495 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 465-475 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 380-390 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 365-380 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 245-285

Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 220-260 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 180-240 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,300-5,600 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,600-6,500 Fig Rs 6,000-16,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 6,800-7,200

Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,000-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-3,800 Kishmish Indian green Rs 4,300-5,700 Pistachio Irani Rs 820-860 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,460-1,510 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,650-1,670 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 90-165 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500