Select pulses slide on muted demand, gram remains up

Select pulses led by urad fell by up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today owing to subdued demand from retailers at prevailing levels against adequate stocks position.
However, gram and its dal strengthens on sustained buying.
Traders said besides fall in demand from retailers at current levels, adequate stocks positions on improved supplies following government's measures to curb rising prices kept pressure on urad and other prices of pulses.
Meanwhile, government agencies have so far procured 34,546 tonnes of moong and urad dals directly from farmers for its buffer stock to be used later to boost supplies in the open market and curb price rise.

In the national capital,urad and its dal chilka local fell by Rs 200 each to Rs 7,250-8,850 and Rs 7,700-7,800 per quintal.Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 7,800-8,300 and Rs 8,200-8,500 per quintal.
Arhar and its dal dara variety declined by Rs 100 each to Rs 6,600 and Rs 8,500-10,300 per quintal respectively.

Moong and its dal chilka local also moved down by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,300-5,900 and Rs 5,800-6,100 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality enquired lower by the same margin to Rs 6,400-6,900 and Rs 6,900-7,100 per quintal.

Masoor small and bold eased by Rs 100 each at Rs 5,300-5,500 and Rs 5,350-5,550 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality weakened by a similar margin to Rs 5,750-6,250 and Rs 5,850-6,350 per quintal.
Malka local and best quality too finished lower by Rs 100 each to Rs 6,300-6,800 and Rs 6,400-6,900 per quintal.
On the other hand, gram, gramdal local and best quality remained in demand and gained another Rs 100 each to Rs 10,200-10,700, Rs 11,000-11,300 and Rs 11,400-11,500 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 7,250-8,850, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 7,700-7,800, Urad best Rs 7,800-8,300, Dhoya Rs 8,200-8,500, Moong Rs 5,300-5,900, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,800-6,100, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,400-6,900 and best quality Rs 6,900-7,100.

Masoor small Rs 5,300-5,500, bold Rs 5,350-5,550, Dal Masoor local Rs 5,750-6,250, best quality Rs 5,850-6,350, Malka local Rs 6,300-6,800, best Rs 6,400-6,900, Moth Rs 4,200-4,500, Arhar Rs 6,600, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 8,500-10,300.
Gram Rs 10,200-10,700, Gram dal (local) Rs 11,000-11,300, best quality Rs 11,400-11,500, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 4,900, Rajdhani Rs 4,900, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,000-8,800, Kabuli Gram small Rs 10,100-10,500, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,950-2,975 and green Rs 3,200-3,300.