Moth trades lower in thin trade
Moth prices declined by Rs 100 per quintal in lacklustre trade on the wholesale pulses market today on adequate stocks against subdued demand.
Elsewhere, other commodities traded in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.
Traders said adequate stocks positions against subdued demand led to the decline in moth prices.
In the national capital, moth prices declined by Rs 100 to Rs 4,000-4,300 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Urad 3,700-4,250, Urad chilka (local) 4,500-4,900, best 5,000-5,300, Dhoya 5,200-5,300, Moong 4,150-4,550, Dal moong chilka local 5,000-5,400, Moong Dhoya local 5,450-5,650 and best quality 5,950-6,150
Masoor small 3,000-3,200, bold 3,200-3,450, Dal Masoor local 3,800-3,900, best quality 4,050-4,350, Malka local 3,800-3,850, best 3,950-4,050, Moth 4,000-4,300, Arhar 3,700-3,800, dal arhar dara 4,700-5,100
Gram 2,425-2,450, gram dal (local) 2,700-2,725, best quality 2,750-2,850, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,050, Rajdhani 1,050, Rajmah chitra Pune 3,500-4,100, China 3,600-4,100, red 3,500-3,600
kabli gram small 4,100-5,300, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100, lobia 3,700-3,800, peas white 1,900-2,000 and green 2,050-2,250