Select pulses maintain upward trend on good demand

Select pulses rose further by up to Rs 150 per quintal at the wholesale market today on the back of surging demand from retailers.

Traders said besides rising demand from retailers and dal mills, fall in supplies from producing regions mainly kept select pulses prices higher.

In the national capital, gram, gramdal local and best quality remained in demand and advanced by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,800-6,900, Rs 6,900-7,300 and Rs 7,300-7,400 per quintal respectively. Besan Shaktibhog and Rajdhani quoted higher at Rs 2,700 each instead of Rs 2,650 per 35 kg bag.

Urad also moved up to Rs 5,650-6,800 from previous level of Rs 5,500-6,750 per quintal. Its dal chilka local, best quality and dhoya were up Rs 100 each to Rs 5,900-6,000, Rs 6,000-6,500 and Rs 6,400-6,600 per quintal respectively.
 

Arhar and its dal dara variety too recovered by Rs 50 and Rs 100 to Rs 4,150 and Rs 6,100-7,900 per quintal respectively on increased demand.

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

Urad Rs 5,650-6,800, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 5,900-6,000, Urad best Rs 6,000-6,500, Dhoya Rs 6,400-6,600, 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 4,100-4,400, bold Rs 4,150-4,500, Dal Masoor local Rs 4,600-5,100, best quality Rs 4,700-5,200, Malka local Rs 4,800-5,000, best Rs 4,900-5,100, Moth Rs 3,250-3,650, Arhar Rs 4,150, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 6,100-7,900.

Gram Rs 5,800-6,900, Gram dal (local) Rs 6,900-7,300, best quality Rs 7,300-7,400, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 2,700, Rajdhani Rs 2,700, Rajma Chitra Rs 7,500-10,300, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,600-10,400, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,600-5,800, Peas white Rs 2,500-2,525 and green Rs 2,700-2,800.