Masoor rises on thin trade

Masoor prices traded higher by Rs 100 per quintal on lacklustre trade in the wholesale pulses market today.

Prices generally moved in a tight range on limited deals and settled around previous levels. 

Traders said pick up in retailers demand, against slow down in arrivals from producing belts mainly led to a rise in wholesale masoor prices.

Masoor small and bold rose by Rs 100 each to Rs 3,200- 3,400 and Rs 3,400-3,650, while its dal local and best quality traded higher by the same margin at Rs 3,900-4,000 and Rs 4,200-4,500 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Urad 5,000-5,550, Urad chilka (local) 5,600-6,000, best 6,500-6,800, Dhoya 6,550-6,650, Moong  5,300-5,700, Dal moong chilka local 6,200-6,600, Moong Dhoya local 6,400-6,600 and best quality 6,800-7,000

Masoor small 3,200-3,400, bold 3,400-3,650, Dal Masoor local 3,900-4,000, best quality 4,200-4,500, Malka local 4,000-4,050, best 4,150-4,250, Moth 5,250-5,550, Arhar 4,000-4,100, dal arhar dara 5,000-5,400

Gram 2,250-2,275, gram dal (local) 2,500-2,525, best quality 2,625-2,725, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,050, Rajdhani 1,050, Rajmah chitra Pune 3,400-4,000, China 3,500-4,000, red 3,400-3,500

kabli gram small 4,300-5,500, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,500-4,900, lobia 3,700-3,800, peas white 1,950- 2,050 and green 2,150-2,350