Pulses maintain steady positions

Firm conditions emerged at the wholesale pulses market Thursday as select pulses led by urad rose by up to Rs 200 per quintal on emergence of stockists' buying, driven by pick up in demand from dal mills against tight supplies.

Traders said fresh buying by stockists, driven by pick up in demand from dal mills against tight supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up urad and other pulses prices.

In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka rose by Rs 150 and Rs 200 to Rs 4,000-4,950 and Rs 5,000-5,100 per quintal respectively. Its dal best quality followed suit and traded higher by Rs 200 each to Rs 5,100-5,600 and Rs 5,550-5,750 per quintal.

Gram edged up by Rs 50 to Rs 4,050-4,150, while its dal local and best quality enquired higher by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,200-4,600 and Rs 4,600-4,700 per quintal respectively. Besan Shaktibhog and Rajdhani quoted higher at Rs 2,050 each instead of Rs 1,950 each per 35 kg bag.

Masoor small and bold also moved up by Rs 100 each to Rs 3,800-4,050 and Rs 3,850-4,150 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality traded higher by Rs 200 each to Rs 4,400-4,800 and Rs 4,500-4,700 per quintal.

Following are today's rates (in Rs per quintal): urad Rs 4,000-4,950, urad Chilka (local) Rs 5,000-5,100, urad best Rs 5,100-5,600, Dhoya Rs 5,550-5,750, Moong Rs 4,900-5,400, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,500-5,700, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,000-6,500 and best quality Rs 6,500-6,700.

Masoor small Rs 3,800-4,050, bold Rs 3,850-4,150, Dal Masoor local Rs 4,400-4,800, best quality Rs 4,500-4,900, Malka local Rs 4,550-4,850, best Rs 4,650-4,950, Moth Rs 3,800-4,200, Arhar Rs 3,650 and Dal Arhar Dara Rs 4,900-6,800.

Gram Rs 4,050-4,150, Gram dal (local) Rs 4,200-4,600, best quality Rs 4,600-4,700, Besan (35 kg), Shakti bhog Rs 2,050, Rajdhani Rs 2,050, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,300-8,500, Kabuli Gram small Rs 4,800-5,600,