Pistachio rises on buying support

Pistachio prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on the back of fresh buying support from retailers and stockists, triggered by marriage season.   

Fall in supplies from overseas markets also supported the upside in prices.  

Pistachio hairati and peshwari traded higher by Rs 5 to settle at Rs 1,000-1,120 and Rs 1,300-1,350 per kg, respectively.   

Market analysts said increased demand from retailers and stockists, driven by marriage season against fall in supplies from overseas markets mainly pushed up pistachio prices on the wholesale dry fruit market here.  

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

Almond (California) Rs 9,900 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-5,000 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,800-2,900 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000 Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 345-355,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,400-1,500 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 620-630 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 585-595 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 520-530 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 435-455 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 435-440

Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 385-420 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 275-345 Copra (qtl) Rs 7,900-8,000 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,900-3,000 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,700-9,000

Fig Rs 8,000-15,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 8,500-8,800 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,500-4,100 Kishmish Indian green Rs 4,800-6,800

Pistachio Irani Rs 750-800 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,000-1,120 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,300-1,350 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 530-600 Walnut Rs 250-300 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 500-775