Urad decline on sluggish demand

Traders said slackness in demand at existing levels against adequate stocks position mainly led to decline in wholesale urad and its dal prices.

Prices of urad and its dal fell by Rs 100 per quintal on the wholesale pulses market today owing to slackness in demand at prevailing higher levels.

Traders said slackness in demand at existing levels against adequate stocks position mainly led to decline in wholesale urad and its dal prices.

In the national capital,urad and its dal chilka local declined by Rs 100 each to Rs 3,200-3,700 and Rs 4,200-4,500,while urad dal best quality and dhoya also traded lower by the same margin to Rs 4,600-5,100 and Rs 5,100-5,200 per quintal,respectively.

The following are today’s pulses quotations (in rupees per quintal):

Urad 3,200-3,700,Urad Chilka (local) 4,200-4,500,best 4,600-5,100,Dhoya 5,100-5,200; Moong 3,500-4,500,Dal Moong Chilka local 4,200-4,600; Moong Dhoya local 4,700-4,800 and best quality 5,400-5,600.

Masoor small 3,050-3,350,bold 3,150-3,400,Dal Masoor local 3,700-3,800,best quality 3,850-4,050,Malka local 3,800-3,850,best 4,050-4,150,Moth 1,700-2,000; Arhar 3,450-3,750,Dal Arhar Dara 4,900-5,100.

Gram 3,200-3,300,Gram Dal (local) 3,700-3,800,best quality 3,900-4,000,Besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,520,Rajdhani 1,520,Rajmah Chitra 4,900-6,650,Kabli Gram small 4,400-8,300,dabra 2,700-2,800,imported 4,700-5,100; Lobia 3,600-4,100,Peas white 2,350-2,380 and green 2,450-2,500.