Select pulses down on muted demand, higher supply

Select pulses drifted lower by up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today owing to slackened demand from retailers at prevailing levels.
Traders said besides lower demand from retailers at current levels, n improvement in supplies in the market after government's recent measures to curb rising prices kept pressure on select pulses.
In the national capital, gram, gramdal local and best quality were down by Rs 100 each to Rs 8,700-9,200,Rs 8,900-9,100 and Rs 9,200-9,300 per quintal respectively.
Arhar and its dal dara variety also eased by a similar margin to Rs 8,400 and Rs 11,200-12,900 per quintal respectively.

Urad too finished lower at Rs 10,000-11,400 from previous level of Rs 10,100-11,600 per quintal. Its dal chilka local, best quality and dhoya trded lower by Rs 200 each to Rs 10,200-10,300, Rs 10,300-10,800 and Rs 10,700-11,000 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):

Urad Rs 10,000-11,400, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 10,200-10,300, Urad best Rs 10,300-10,800, Dhoya Rs 10,700-11,000, Moong Rs 5,500-6,100, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 6,050-6,450, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,450-6,950 and best quality Rs 6,950-7,150.
Masoor small Rs 6,150-6,450, bold Rs 6,200-6,500, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,650-7,150, best quality Rs 6,750-7,250, Malka local Rs 7,250-7,550, best Rs 7,350-7,650, Moth Rs 5,300-5,700, Arhar Rs 8,400, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 11,200-12,900.

Gram Rs 8,700-9,200, Gram dal (local) Rs 8,900-9,100, best quality Rs 9,200-9,300, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 3,900,Rajdhani Rs 3,900, Rajma Chitra Rs 5,700-6,950, Kabuli Gram small Rs 10,000-10,500, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 3,800-3,825 and green Rs 4,000-4,100.