Almond rises on fresh buying support

Almond california prices rose by Rs 200 per 40 kg in the national capital today on fresh buying support from retailers and stockists amid paucity of stocks.
Marketmen said increased demand from retailers and stockists against restricted arrivals from overseas markets mainly attributed the rise in almond and its kernel prices at the wholesale dryfruit market.
Almond (California) rose by Rs 200 to Rs 17,200-17,400 per 40 kg. Its kernel also edged up by Rs 10 to Rs 625-630 per kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (per 40 kgs):
Almond (California) Rs 17,200-17,400, almond (gurbandi) Rs 11,900-12,000, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,000-5,100; abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-23,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 625-630 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 725-800 per kg, chilgoza (Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,400-2,600, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,070-1,080 cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 945-955, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 895-920, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 795-820, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 665-765, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 650-765, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 545-655, copra (qtl) Rs 8,500-10,500, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 3,900 -4,300, dry dates Red (qtl) Rs 2,400-12,000, fig Rs 20,000- 26,000, kishmish kandhari local Rs 10,000-15,000, kishmish kandhari special Rs 9,000-21,000, kishmish Indian yellow Rs 3,400-4,800, kishmish Indian green Rs 5,200-7,500, pistachio Irani Rs 1,000-1,100, pistachio hairati Rs 1,380-1,450, pistachio peshawari Rs 1,500-1,550, pistachio dodi (roasted) 700-800, walnut Rs 270-380 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 780- 1,300.