Urad, masoor rises on retailers buying

Urad and masoor prices firmed up to Rs 200 per quintal on the wholesale pulses market today on fresh buying by retailers for the marriage season, amid restricted arrivals.

Traders said fresh buying by retailers against restricted arrivals from producing belts, pushed up wholesale urad and masoor prices.

Urad and its dal chilka local rose by Rs 200 each to Rs 4,100-4,650 and Rs 4,900-5,300, while its dal best quality and dhoya traded higher by the same margin to Rs 5,400-5,700 and Rs 5,600-5,700 per quintal.

Masoor small and bold also advanced by Rs 150 each tO Rs 3,300-3,500 and Rs 3,450-3,700 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality were enquired higher by the similar margin to Rs 4,050-4,150 and Rs 4,300-4,600 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Urad 4,100-4,650, Urad chilka (local) 4,900-5,300, best 5,400-5,700, Dhoya 5,600-5,700, Moong 4,000-4,400, Dal moong chilka local 4,850-5,250, Moong Dhoya local 5,100-5,300 and best quality 5,600-5,800

Masoor small 3,300-3,500, bold 3,450-3,700, Dal Masoor local 4,050-4,150, best quality 4,300-4,600, Malka local 3,700-3,750, best 3,850-3,950, Moth 3,100-3,400, Arhar 3,300-3,400, dal arhar dara 4,400-4,800

Gram 2,450-2,475,gram dal(local) 2,750-2,765, best quality 2,850-2,950, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,190, Rajdhani 1,190,Rajmah chitra Pune 3,300-3,900, China 3,400-3,900, red 3,400-3,500, kabli gram small 3,900-5,100, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100, lobia 3,700-3,800, peas white 1,975-2,075 and green 2,075-2,275