Select dry fruits rise on increased buying

Prices of select dry fruits rose by Rs 100 in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists on hopes of rise in demand in the coming festival season.

Marketmen said increased buying by stockists and retailers to meet the upcoming festival season demand pushed up select wholesale dry fruits prices.

Restricted arrivals and higher trend in producing regions further fuelled the uptrend, they said. Almond (california) added Rs 100 to Rs 10,400 per 40 kg, while its kernel traded higher by Rs 2 to Rs 352-357 per kg.

Pistachio Irani gained Rs 10 to Rs 790-830 per kg on higher overseas advices. Copra also seen in demand and went up by Rs 100 to Rs 5,600-5,700 per quintal.

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

Almond (California) new Rs 10,400 Almond (gurbandi-new) Rs 4,600-4,700 almond (girdhi) Rs 2,300-2,400 and Abjosh Afghani Rs 7,000-16,000

Almond kernel in per kg (California) Rs 352-357, almond kernel (gurbandi-new) (kg) Rs 300-375

Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) Rs 500 Chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) Rs 825-875 Cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 490-495 Cashew kernel (no 210) Rs 460-470 Cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 370-385 Cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 360-370 Cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 255-300 Cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 240-270 Cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 195-240

Copra (qtl) Rs 5,600-5,700 Coconut powder (25 kg) Rs 1,750-1,850 Dry dates red (qtl) Rs 2,800-7,000 Fig Rs 6,000-14,000 Kishmish Kandhari local Rs 7,000-7,500 Kishmish Kandhari special Rs 12,000-20,000 Kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,700-3,900 Kishmish Indian green Rs 4,800-6,100

Pistachio Irani Rs 790-830 Pistachio Hairati Rs 1,200-1,250 Pistachio Peshawari Rs 1,350-1,375 Pistachio Dodi (roasted) 520-600 Walnut Rs 90-160 Walnut kernel (1kg) Rs 300-500