Select pulses dip on sluggish demand

Prices of select pulses, led by urad, fell up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale market today owing to slackened demand at prevailing levels against adequate stocks position.
Traders said fall in demand from retailers at existing levels against sufficient stocks position mainly led to the decline in select pulses' prices.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local fell by Rs 100 each to Rs 8,400-8,900 and Rs 9,300-9,500 per quintal respectively. Urad best quality and dhoya followed suit and eased by a similar margin to Rs 9,500-10,100 and Rs 9900-10,200 per quintal respectively.
Arhar and its dal dara variety weakened by Rs 50 each to Rs 7400-7550 and Rs 8850-9050 per quintal respectively.

Gram also slipped to Rs 4700-5400 from previous level of Rs 4700-5450 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality were down by Rs 100 each to Rs 5000-5,200 and Rs 5100-5,400 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's pulse rates (in Rs per quintal):

Urad Rs 8,400-8,900, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 9,300-9,500, urad best Rs 9,500-10,100, Dhoya Rs 9,900-10,200, Moong Rs 7,300-8,000, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 8,100-8,600, Moong Dhoya local Rs 8,100-8,400 and best quality Rs 8,900-9,000.
Masoor small Rs 6,700-6,900, bold Rs 6,700-7,000, Dal Masoor local Rs 7,850-7,950, best quality Rs 7,950-8,050, Malka local Rs 7,800-8,300, best Rs 8,000-8,300, Moth Rs 6,000-6,300, Arhar Rs 7400-7550, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,850-9,050.

Gram Rs 4,700-5,400, Gramdal (local) Rs 5,000-5,200, best quality Rs 5,100-5,400, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,180, Rajdhani Rs 2,180, Rajma Chitra Rs 4,600-5,800, Kabuli Gram small Rs 4,700-6,900, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,200-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,900-2,925 and green Rs 2,900-3,000.