Copra rises on fresh buying

Copra prices rose by Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying by retailers and stockists, driven by festivals and marriage season demand.

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

Elsewhere, dry fruit prices moved in a limited range on alternate small bouts of trading and settled at last levels.

Copra prices rose by Rs 200 to conclude at Rs 5,600-5,700 per quintal.

Marketmen said increased buying by retailers and stockists against tight supplies from Southern region mainly pushed up copra prices.

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

Almond (California) Rs 10,300-10,900 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,400-2,500 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 6,000-15,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 375-380,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-350

Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 510 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 830-880 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 600-620 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 550-570 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 500-515 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 435-470

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 400-410 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 320-360 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 275-310 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,600-5,700 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,150-2,250

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,100-8,500 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,500-8,000 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 4,000-4,600 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,000-7,500

Pistachio Irani Rs 750-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,140-1,220 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,260-1,415 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 530-620 Walnut Rs 90-150 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-450