Urad, arhar move up on buying by stockists

Prices of urad and arhar went up by Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale market today on the back of buying by stockists amid pick up in demand from retailers.
However, other pulses moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said stockists buying to meet rising demand from retailers amid restricted supplies from producing belts mainly led to the rise in urad and arhar prices.
In the national capital, urad and its dal prices moved up by Rs 50 each to Rs 5,950-6,400 and Rs 6,950-7,150 per quintal, respectively.
Urad best quality and dhoya were also edged up by a similar margin to Rs 7,150-7,750 and Rs 7,550-7,950 per quintal, respectively.

Arhar and its dal dara variety too enquired higher by Rs 50 each to Rs 5,850-5,900 and Rs 7,200-7,500 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 5,950-6,400, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 6,950-7,150, Urad best Rs 7,150-7,750, Dhoya Rs 7,550-7,950, Moong Rs 7,200-7,900, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 8,000-8,500, Moong Dhoya local Rs 8,000-8,300 and best quality Rs 8,800-8,900.
Masoor small Rs 5,000-5,300, bold Rs 5,150-5,400, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,100-6,200, best quality Rs 6,200-6,300, Malka local Rs 6,600-6,900, best Rs 6,800-6,900, Moth Rs 5,600-5,900, Arhar Rs 5,850-5,900, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 7,200-7,500.
Gram Rs 3,650-4,250, Gram Dal (local) Rs 3,950-4,150, best quality Rs 4,050-4,350, Besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog Rs 1,700, Rajdhani Rs 1,700, Rajmah Chitra Rs 4,000-5,500, Kabli Gram small Rs 4,100-6,400, dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 4,800-5,200, Peas white Rs 2,675-2,700 and green Rs 2,750-2,850.