Weak conditions prevail in pulses

Weak conditions prevailed at the wholesale pulses market today as select pusles led by gram plunged by up to Rs 300 per quintal on low demand.
Traders said besides fall in demand from retailers, adequate stocks position on increased arrivals from producing belts mainly led to decline in gram and other pulses prices.
In the national capital, gram, gramdal local and best quality suffered the most by falling Rs 300 each to Rs 5,050-5,400, Rs 5,500-5,900 and Rs 5,900-6,000 per quintal respectively.
Arhar and its dal dara variety drifted lower by Rs 100 and Rs 200 to Rs 3,800 and Rs 5,500-7,400 per quintal.

Malka local and best quality lost Rs 300 each to Rs 4,100-4,300 and Rs 4,200-4,400 per quintal.
Moong and its dal chilka declined by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,600-5,300 and Rs 5,300-5,500 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality enquired lower by a similar margin to Rs 5,900-6,400 and Rs 6,400-6,600 per quintal.

Masoor small and bold shed Rs 100 each to Rs 3,400- 3,500 and Rs 3,450-3,600 per quintal. Its dal local and best quality traded lower by Rs 200 each to Rs 3,400-3,900 and Rs 3,500-4,000 per quintal respectively.
In line with overall trend, urad and its dal chilka fell by Rs 150 to Rs 200 to Rs 4,050-5,550 and Rs 5,100-5,200 per quintal. Its dal best quality and dhoya enquired lower by Rs 200 each to Rs 5,200-5,700 and Rs 5,600-5,800 per quintal.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad Rs 4,050-5,550, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 5,100-5,200, Urad best Rs 5,200-5,700, Dhoya Rs 5,600-5,800, Moong Rs 4,600-5,300, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,300-5,500, Moong Dhoya local Rs 5,900-6,400 and best quality Rs 6,400-6,600.
Masoor small Rs 3,400-3,500, bold Rs 3,450-3,600, Dal Masoor local Rs 3,400-3,900, best quality Rs 3,500-4,000, Malka local Rs 4,100-4,300, best Rs 4,200-4,500, Moth Rs 3,600-4,000, Arhar Rs 3,800, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 5,500-7,400.
Gram Rs 5,050-5,400, Gram dal (local) Rs 5,500-5,900, best quality Rs 5,900-6,000, Besan (35 kg), Shakti bhog Rs 2,500, Rajdhani Rs 2,500, Rajma Chitra Rs 7,500-9,800, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,000-10,200, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 4,600-4,800, Peas white Rs 2,525-2,550 and green Rs 2,575-2,675.