Dry fruit prices rule steady in thin trade

Steady conditions prevailed at the wholesale dry fruit market in the national capital today with prices after moving in a narrow range in scattered deals settling at the previous levels.

Traders said adequate stocks position against sporadic demand mainly kept prices steady.

Following are today's quotations (per 40 kgs):

Almond (California-new) Rs 18,700-18,900, almond-gurbandi Rs 12,100-12,600, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,100-5,300, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 655-665 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,400-2,500, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,080-1,085, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 975-985, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 875-885, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 755-775, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 705-785, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 635-735, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 565-670, copra (qtl) Rs 18,000-22,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 5,400-6,100, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,500-12,500, fig Rs 25,000-35,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari special Rs 9,500-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 6,900-7,100 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 8,600-12,100 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,200-1,350 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,475-1,545 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,625-1,645 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 725-870 (1 kg), walnut Rs 260-350 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 530-930.