Cashew prices rise on fresh buying

Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today, largely on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists. Tight supplies from growing regions also supported the upswing in prices.

Elsewhere, dry fruit prices moved in a limited range on alternate bouts of trading and settled at last levels.

Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at at Rs 490-495, Rs 465-475, Rs 375-390 and Rs 365-375 per kg respectively.

Trade analysts said increased buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from Southern region mainly pushed up cashew prices.

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

Almond (California) new Rs 10,200 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,300-2,400 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-16,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 350-355,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 375-390 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 365-375 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 255-300 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 240-270 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 195-240 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,500-5,600 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,750-1,850

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,800-7,000 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,000-7,500 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,000-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,700-3,900 Kishmish Indian green Rs 4,800-6,100 Pistachio Irani Rs 780-820

Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,200-1,250 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,350-1,380 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 90-160 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500