Walnut kernel edges up on scattered demand

In restricted activity, walnut kernel prices edged higher by Rs 5 per kg in an otherwise steady dry fruits market today on mild demand from retailers.

However, other dry fruits moved in a narrow range on little doing and settled around previous levels.

Marketmen said scattered demand from retailers against restricted supplies from producing belts, mainly attributed the rise in walnut kernel prices.

In the national capital Walnut kernel traded higher by Rs 5 to Rs 515-915 per kg.

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

Almond (California-new) Rs 18,200-18,400, almond-gurbandi Rs 12,000-12,500, almond (girdhi) Rs 5,000-5,100, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 640-650 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 1,080-1,090, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 970-990, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 900-910, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 810-820, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 660-765, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 635-745, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 555-665, copra (qtl) Rs 16,000-18,500,coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,800-5,500, 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 8,000-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 3,800-4,500 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 5,500-8,000 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,080-1,130 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,400-1,475 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,600-1,650 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 725-870 (1 kg), walnut Rs 240-330 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 515-915.