Rajmah, arhar rise on stockists buying

Prices of rajmah and arhar rose by up to Rs 500 per quintal at the wholesale pulses market today on increased buying by stockists, driven by pick-up in demand from retailers.

Traders said increased buying by stockists on the back of upsurge in demand from retailers against restricted supplies from producing regions mainly attributed the rise in rajmah chitra and arhar prices.

In the national capital, rajmah superior quality traded higher at Rs 6,000-8,000 from previous level of Rs 6,000-7,500 per quintal. Arhar and its dal dara variety also went up by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,300 and Rs 9,300-11,100 per quintal, respectively.
 

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

Urad Rs 7,300-8,900, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 7,800-7,900, Urad best Rs 7,900-8,400, Dhoya Rs 8,300-8,600, Moong Rs 5,200-5,800, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,700-6,000, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,300-6,800 and best quality Rs 6,800-7,000.

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 6,400-6,900, best Rs 6,500-7,000, Moth Rs 4,200-4,500, Arhar Rs 7,300, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 9,300-11,100.

Gram Rs 9,700-9,900, Gram dal (local) Rs 9,900-10,100, best quality Rs 10,200-10,300, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 4,100, Rajdhani Rs 4,100, Rajma Chitra Rs 6,000-8,000, 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 2,900-2,925 and green Rs 3,100-3,200.