Kabuli gram, other pulses surge up to Rs 500 per quintal

Prices of kabuli gram and other pulses spurted by up to Rs 500 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market on brisk buying by stockists following upsurge in demand from retailers.
Traders said persistent buying by stockists, driven by rising demand from retailers against tight stocks position on fall in supplies from producing belts, mainly pushed up kabuli gram small and other pulses prices.
Fresh enquiries from dal mills also fuelled the uptrend, they said.
In the national capital, kabuli gram small variety gained the most by surging Rs 500 to Rs 7,000-8,000 per quintal.
Gram also climbed to Rs 4,550-5,000 from previous level of Rs 4,350-4,650 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality shot up by Rs 400 each to Rs 5,200-5,600 and Rs 5,600-5,700 per quintal, respectively. Besan Shaktibhog and Rajdhani quoted higher at Rs 2,200 each instead of Rs 2,100 each per 35 kg bag.

Arhar and its dal dara variety too finished higher by Rs 150 and Rs 200 to Rs 4,250 and Rs 6,200-8,100 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's pulses' rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 3,950-5,550, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 4,900-5,000, Urad best Rs 5,000-5,500, Dhoya Rs 5,400-5,600, Moong Rs 4,700-5,400, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,400-5,600, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,000-6,500 and best quality Rs 6,500-6,700.
Masoor small Rs 3,600-3,700, bold Rs 3,650-3,800, Dal Masoor local Rs 3,700-4,200, best quality Rs 3,800-4,300, Malka local Rs 4,100-4,300, best Rs 4,200-4,500, Moth Rs 3,600-4,000, Arhar Rs 4,250 Dal Arhar Dara Rs 6,200-8,100.

Gram Rs 4,550-5,000, Gram dal (local) Rs 5,200-5,600, best quality Rs 5,600-5,700, Besan (35 kg), Shakti bhog Rs 2,200, Rajdhani Rs 2,200, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,000-8,300, Kabuli Gram small Rs 7,000-8,000, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 4,000-4,200, Peas white Rs 2,650-2,675 and green Rs 2,700-2,800.