Cashew rises on fresh buying

Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying by retailers and stockists, driven by festive season demand. 

Tight supplies from growing regions also supported the upside in prices.

Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 530-535, Rs 480-485, Rs 430-445 and Rs 395-405 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists to meet the festive season demand, 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 10,600, 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 365-370, 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 530-535 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 480-485 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 430-445 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 400-405

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 320-325 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 250-290 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 220-250 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,600-5,700 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,750-1,850

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,900-7,000 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 3,900-4,200 Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,300-6,800

Pistachio Irani Rs 750-900 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,090-1,140 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,390-1,440 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 110-170 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500