Pistachio rises on fresh buying

Pistachio prices rose up to Rs 50 per kg in the national capital today, largely on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists for the festive and marriage season.

Tight supplies from overseas markets also supported the uptrend.

Pistachio, Irani, hairati and peshwari rose up to Rs 50 to settle at Rs 800-850, Rs 1,050-1,200 and Rs 1,250-1,400 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said increased demand from retailers and stockists 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 10,000-10,300 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,800-4,900 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,450-2,600 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 6,000-15,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 360-365, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-350

Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 510 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 830-880 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 620-650 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 580-600 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 520-540 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 440-475

Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 410-420 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 360-400 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 275-320 Copra (qtl) Rs 5,700-5,800 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 2,100-2,200

Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 3,200-8,500 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,500-8,000 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,500-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 4,200-4,800 Kishmish Indian green Rs 6,200-7,700

Pistachio Irani Rs 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,050-1,200 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,250-1,400 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 540-625 Walnut Rs 120-180 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 320-550