Cashew declines on subdued demand

In thin trading, cashew prices fell by Rs 5 per kg at the wholesale dry fruit market in the national capital Saturday owing to sluggish demand from retailers and stockists.

Adequate stocks against slackened demand from bulk consumers also weighed pressure on the cashew prices.

Cashew kernel (No 180, 210, 240 and 230) prices fell Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,060-1,065, Rs 925-950, Rs 800-825 and Rs 735-745 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said slackened demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks, weighed on cashew prices.

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

Almond (California-new) Rs 19,000-19,200, almond-gurbandi Rs 10,700-11,800, almond (girdhi) Rs 3,700-4,200, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 675-685 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,300-2,400, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,060-1,065, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 930-950, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 800-825, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 735-745, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 700-750, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 595-715, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 545-655, copra (qtl) Rs 19,000-22,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,300-5,000, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,500-11,000, fig-new Rs 20,000-35,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari special Rs 12,000-21,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 8,000-8,500 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 10,000-12,000 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,400-1,550 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,575-1,615 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari-new Rs 1,665-1,695 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 770-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 300-450 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 600-1,050.