Cashew rises on buying support

Cashew prices rose Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on the back of buying support from retailers and stockists. Tight stocks followed by fall in supplies from the growing regions also supported the upside in prices.

Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 up by Rs 5 each to Rs 490-495, Rs 465-475, Rs 380-390 and Rs 365-375 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said increased demand from retailers and stockists, amid tight supplies from growing regions pushed up cashew prices on the dry fruit market here. Following are today's quotations in Rs per 40 kg:

Almond (California) new Rs 10,900 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 370-375, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 305-380. 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 365-375 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 5,500-5,800 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 1,470-1,520 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,650-1,675 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 90-165 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500.