Almond prices up on festive demand

Almond California prices rose by Rs 100 per 40 kg at the wholesale dry fruits market here today on rising demand from retailers and stockists owing to ongoing festive session amid low stocks.

Almond (California) rose by Rs 100 to Rs 18,100-18,300 per 40 kg. Its kernel also edged up by Rs 5 to Rs 700-705 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen attributed increased demand from retailers and stockists to rise in almond and its kernel prices.

Following are today's quotations (per 40 kgs):

Almond (California-new) Rs 18,100-18,300, almond-gurbandi Rs 12,500-13,100, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,200-5,300, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-23,000, almond kernel (california-new) Rs 700-705 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 700-800 per kg, chilgoza-new (Roasted) 1(1 kg) Rs 3,200-3,400, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,090-1,100 cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 990- 1,000, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 930-945, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 835-845, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 680-780, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 650-775, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 550-670, copra (qtl) Rs 15,000-18,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,400-4,900, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,000-11,500, fig Rs 19,000-25,000, kishmish kandhari local Rs 10,000-15,000, kishmish kandhari special Rs 9,000-21,000, kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,600-4,600, kishmish Indian green Rs 6,200-12,200, pistachio Irani Rs 1,100-1,200, pistachio hairati Rs 1,400-1,475, pistachio peshawari Rs 1,575-1,650, pistachio dodi (roasted) 750-860, walnut Rs 250-350 and walnut kernel-new (1 kg) Rs 820-970.