Cashew rises 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 amid low stocks.

Tight supplies from growing regions due to slowdown in production and strong overseas enquiries supported the upside in prices.   

Cashew kernel No 180, No 210, No 240 and No 320 rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at at Rs 690-700, Rs 620-640, Rs 580-610 and Rs 525-575 per kg, respectively. 

Market analysts said fresh buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up cashew prices in the wholesale dry fruit market.  

Following are today's quotations:  

Almond (California) Rs 10,800 Almond (Gurbandi-new) Rs 5,300-5,600; Almond (Girdhi) Rs 3,000-3,200; Abjosh Afghani Rs 9,000-22,000 Almond Kernel (California) Rs 375-385 per kg, Almond Kernel (Gurbandi-new) Rs 400-430 per kg

Chilgoza (Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,400-1,500 Cashew Kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 690-700 Cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 620-640 Cashew Kernel (no 240) Rs 580-610 Cashew Kernel (no 320) Rs 525-575 Cashew Kernel Broken 2 pieces Rs 420-500 Cashew Kernel Broken 4 pieces Rs 415-480

Cashew Kernel Broken 8 pieces Rs 365-440 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,800-8,000 Coconut Powder (25 kg) Rs 3,100-3,800 Dry Dates Red (qtl) Rs 3,500-7,500 Fig Rs 7,500-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari Local Rs 10,000-10,500 Kishmish Kandhari Special Rs 13,000-26,000

Kishmish Indian Yellow Rs 4,000-5,200 Kishmish Indian Green Rs 5,800-8,000 Pistachio Irani Rs 700-750 Pistachio Hairati Rs 945-1,045 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,195-1,295 Pistachio Dodi (Roasted) 540-590 Walnut Rs 150-250 Walnut Kernel (1 kg) Rs 400-700