Arhar, its dal drop on adequate stocks

Arhar and its dal prices drifted by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today on adequate stocks following pick-up in supplies after government took steps to put a brake on rising prices.
However, urad and its dal rose on scattered buying.
Traders said persistent improvement in supplies in the market after the government announced a slew of measures to check rising prices, mainly kept pressure on arhar and its dal prices.
Meanwhile, fearing rise in dal prices even next year, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan asked the Commerce Ministry to direct trading firms such as MMTC and STC to start importing and boost domestic supply.

Pulses prices in the retail markets had crossed Rs 200 per kg in October due to fall in domestic output by 2 million tonnes to 17.2 million tonnes in the 2014-15 crop year because of poor and unseasonal rains.
In the national capital, arhar and its dal dara variety eased by Rs 200 each to Rs 8,700 and Rs 12,500-14,500 per quintal respectively.

On the other hand, urad and its dal chilka local moved up by Rs 100 each to Rs 8,950-9,950 and Rs 10,000-10,200 per quintal respectively. Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and edged higher by a similar margin to Rs 10,100-10,700 and Rs 10,500-10,900 per quintal respectively.

Following are today's pulse rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 8,950-9,950, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 10,000-10,200, Urad best Rs 10,100-10,700, Dhoya Rs 10,500-10,900, Moong Rs 6,950-7,550, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 7,550-7,950, Moong Dhoya local Rs 7,900-8,400 and best quality Rs 8,400-8,600.
Masoor small Rs 5,500-6,500, bold Rs 5,550-6,550, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,750-6,950, best quality Rs 6,850-7,050, Malka local Rs 6,550-7,050, best Rs 6,650-7,050, Moth Rs 5,800-6,200, Arhar Rs 8,700, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 12,500-14,500.
Gram Rs 5,050-5,600, Gram dal (local) Rs 5,250-5,550, best quality Rs 5,450-5,750, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,300, Rajdhani Rs 2,300, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,850-6,250, Kabuli Gram small Rs 5,100-7,500, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,000-5,200, Peas white Rs 2,600-2,625 and green Rs 2,900-3,000.