Pistachio falls on subdued demand

In limited deals, pistachio prices declined up to Rs 25 per kg on the wholesale dry fruits market today, owing to slackened demand against adequate stocks. 

Elsewhere, other dry fruits continued to trade in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.  

Traders said subdued demand against sufficient stocks led to decline in pistachio prices.

In the national capital, pistachio Irani fell by Rs 25 to Rs 775-800, while Hairati shed Rs 5 at Rs 1,020-1,045 per kg.

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

Almond (California) Rs 9,800 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,900-5,100 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,750-2,850 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 345-350,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,500-1,600 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 640-650 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 595-605 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 530-540 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 445-465

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 440-445 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 390-425 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 280-350 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,950-8,050 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,900-3,000

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000 Fig Rs 6,500-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,200 Kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-7,500

Pistachio Irani Rs 775-800 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,020-1,145 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,300-1,350 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 530-615 Walnut Rs 200-265 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 490-740