Select pulses slide on muted demand; gram edges up

Select pulses led by kabli gram fell by up to Rs 300 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today owing to slackened demand against ample stocks.
However, gram and its dal edged higher on scattered demand.
Traders said sluggish demand against adequate stocks position kept pressure on kabli gram and a few other pulses prices.
They said, however, mild demand from retailers helped gram and its dal prices to trade higher.
In the national capital, kabli gram small variety dropped by Rs 300 to Rs 9,400-9,800 per quintal.
Arhar and its dal dara variety moved down by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,550 and Rs 10,400-12,100 per quintal respectively.

Malka local and best quality lost Rs 100 each at Rs 7,000-7,300 and Rs 7,100-7,400 per quintal.

Urad and its dal chilka too drifted lower by Rs 100 each to Rs 9,500-10,900 and Rs 9,700-9,800 per quintal respectively.
Its dal best quality and dhoya traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 9,800-10,300 and Rs 10,200-10,500 per quintal.
On the other hand, gram, gramdal local and best quality were up by Rs 200 each to Rs 8,000-8,200, Rs 8,400-8,600 and Rs 8,700-8,800 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 9,500-10,900, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 9,700-9,800, Urad best Rs 9,800-10,300, Dhoya Rs 10,200-10,500, Moong Rs 5,300-5,800, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,850-6,250, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,250-6,750 and best quality Rs 6,750-6,950.

Masoor small Rs 6,000-6,200, bold Rs 6,050-6,250, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,450-6,950, best quality Rs 6,550-7,050, Malka local Rs 7,000-7,300, best Rs 7,100-7,400, Moth Rs 5,200-5,600, Arhar Rs 7,550, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 10,400-12,100.
Gram Rs 8,000-8,200, Gram dal (local) Rs 8,400-8,600, best quality Rs 8,700-8,800, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 3,680, Rajdhani Rs 3,680, Rajma Chitra Rs 5,300-6,350, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,400-9,800, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 3,700-3,725 and green Rs 3,900-4,000.