Dry fruits prices rule steady in thin trade

There was not much activity on the wholesale dry fruits market today as prices moved in a narrow range in restricted buying activity and settled around previos levels. 

Traders said adequate stocks against sporadic demand mainly kept prices steady.

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

Almond (California) Rs 10,100 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,900-5,000 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,700-2,750 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000 Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 355-365, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-370

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,500-1,600 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 625-635 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 585-590 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 525-530 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 440-460 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 380-430

Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 360-410 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,400-7,500 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,700-3,000 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000 Fig Rs 7,500-15,000

Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-25,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,700-4,500 Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-7,600 Pistachio Irani Rs 680-700

Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,000-1,050 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,250-1,300 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 500-550 Walnut Rs 180-300 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 500-800