Pistachio prices rises up on fresh buying

Pistachio prices edged up by Rs 5 per kg at the wholesale dry fruits market in the national capital Thursday following increased buying by retailers and stockists and fall in supplies from overseas markets.

Prices of pistachio hairati and peshwari rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 1,585-1,625 and Rs 1,675-1,705 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said increased offtake by retailers and stockists amid fall in supplies from overseas markets, mainly pushed up pistachio prices.

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

Almond (California-new) Rs 19,100-19,300, almond-gurbandi Rs 10,700-11,700, almond (girdhi) Rs 3,700-4,200, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 680-690 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 1,065-1,075, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 930-955, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 825-830, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 755-765, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 700-760, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 600-725, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 520-670, copra (qtl) Rs 18,000-21,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,300-5,000, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,100-11,000, fig-new Rs 18,000-30,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari special Rs 12,000-22,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 8,300-8,800 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 10,300-13,300 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,400-1,600 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,585-1,625 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari-new Rs 1,675-1,705 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 770-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 350-450 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 650-1,050.