Cashew rises on fresh buying

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

Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 gained Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 485-490, Rs 460-470 Rs 375-385 and Rs 360-370 per kg, respectively. 

Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from the Southern regions mainly pushed up cashew prices.

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

Almond (California) new Rs 10,300 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 355-360, 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 485-490 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 460-470 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 375-385 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 360-370 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 5,300-5,500 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,800-7,000 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 3,700-3,900 Kishmish Indian green Rs 4,400-5,800 Pistachio Irani Rs 820-860 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,260-1,310 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,390-1,440 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 90-165 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500