Select dry fruits decline on sluggish demand

Select dry fruit prices led by almond and kishmish fell on the wholesale dry fruits market today, due to slackness in demand against adequate stocks.

Traders said subdued demand at prevailing higher levels against adequate supply mainly pulled down select dry fruits prices.

In the national capital, almond (California) fell by Rs 300 to Rs 10,000 per 40 kg. Almond kernel (california) followed suit and declined byRs 11 to Rs 350-355 per kg. 

Almond gurbandi declined by Rs 50 to Rs 4,900-5,100 per 40 kg.

Kishmish indian green also plunged by Rs 500 to Rs 5,500-7,500 per 40 kg, while chilgoza lost Rs 50 to Rs 1,600-1,700 per kg. 

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

Almond (California) Rs 10,000 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,900-5,100 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,700-2,800 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-20,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 350-355,almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 325-425

Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 1,600-1,700 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 655-665 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 595-605 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 540-550 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 7,900-8,000 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 800-850 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,050-1,175 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,300-1,350 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 550-635 Walnut Rs 200-265 Walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 490-740