Gram, moong extend losses on easing demand

Prices of gram and moong fell by up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today due to easing demand from retailers against adequate stocks position.

Traders said besides a fall in demand from retailers, sufficient stocks position on improved supplies from producing belts mainly kept pressure on gram and moong prices.

In the national capital, gram, gramdal local and best quality fell further by Rs 200 each to Rs 5,400-5,600, Rs 6,300-6,600 and Rs 6,700-6,800 per quintal, respectively. Kabli gram small variety followed suit and shed Rs 100 at Rs 9,200-9,700 per quintal.

Besan Shaktibhog and Rajdhani followed suit and quoted lower at Rs 2,800 instead of Rs 2,850 per 35 kg bag.
 

Moong and its dal chilka also declined by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,800-5,000 and Rs 5,300-5,500 per quintal. Its dal dhoya local and best quality traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 5,900-6,400 and Rs 6,400-6,600 per quintal.

Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):

Urad Rs 5,800-6,400, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 5,900-6,000, Urad best Rs 6,000-6,500, Dhoya Rs 6,400-6,700, Moong Rs 4,800-5,000, 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 4,600-4,750, bold Rs 4,650-4,850, Dal Masoor local Rs 4,900-5,400, best quality Rs 5,000-5,500, Malka local Rs 5,200-5,400, best Rs 5,300-5,500, Moth Rs 3,600-4,000, Arhar Rs 4,550, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 6,400-8,200.

Gram Rs 5,400-5,600, Gram dal (local) Rs 6,300-6,600, best quality Rs 6,700-6,800, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,800, Rajdhani Rs 2,800, Rajma Chitra Rs 7,600-10,400, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,200-9,700, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 2,700-2,725 and green Rs 2,900-3,000.