Cashew rises on fresh buying

Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today largely on the back of rising local demand.   

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

Cashew kernel No-180, No 210, No 240, and No 320 rose by Rs 5 to Rs 645-655, Rs 600-610, Rs 535-545, and Rs 450-470 per kg, respectively.  

Market analysts said increased buying by retailers and stockists to meet rising demand from local parties and bulk consumers against tight supplies from producing belts pushed up cashew prices. 

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

Almond (California) Rs 9,700 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,900-5,100 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,750-2,850 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 340-345,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,500-1,600 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 645-655 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 600-610 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 535-545 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 450-470 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 440-445

Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 390-425 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,950-8,050 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,900-3,000 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000 Fig Rs 6,500-15,000

Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,200 Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-7,500

Pistachio Irani Rs 775-800 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,020-1,145 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,300-1,350 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 530-615 Walnut Rs 200-265 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 490-740