Prices end flat in tight movements

There was not much activity at the wholesale pulses market today as prices by and large moved in a narrow range on alternate bouts of trading and settled at last levels.

Traders said adequate stocks position on the back of government's measures to check rising prices against easing demand at prevailing levels mainly kept prices unaltered.

Meanwhile, government agencies FCI and Nafed have so far procured over 3,740 tonnes of pulses, especially moong and urad, at minimum support price (MSP), in the ongoing kharif marketing season.

Moong, tur and urad are the key kharif pulses, harvesting of which have begun in key growing states like Karnataka and Maharashtra.
 

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

Urad Rs 7,500-9,100, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 8,000-8,100, Urad best Rs 8,100-8,600, Dhoya Rs 8,500-8,800, Moong Rs 5,400-6,000, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,900-6,200, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,500-7,000 and best quality Rs 7,000-7,200.

Masoor small Rs 5,600-5,800, bold Rs 5,650-5,850, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,050-6,550, best quality Rs 6,150-6,650, Malka local Rs 6,500-7,000, best Rs 6,600-7,100, Moth Rs 4,200-4,500, Arhar Rs 7,300, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 9,300-11,100.

Gram Rs 9,900-10,100, Gram dal (local) Rs 10,100-10,300, best quality Rs 10,400-10,500, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 4,150, Rajdhani Rs 4,150, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,000-8,200, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,700-10,000, 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.