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India: Pistachio declines in thin trade

In thin trading, prices of pistachio drifted on the wholesale dry fruits market on Mondayfollowing withdrawal of support and ended lower.

Traders said, reduced offtake by stockists coupled with fresh arrival from overseas markets mainly brought down pistachio prices.

Pistachio irani, hairati and peshwari traded lower at Rs 480-510, Rs 510-530 and Rs 570-595 instead of Rs 485-515, Rs 515-535 and Rs 575-600 per kilo respectively.

The following were Monday's quotations per 40 kgs bag:

Almond (California) new 10,200 Almond (gurbandi) 5,800 Almond (girdhi) 3,600, Almond kernel (California) 365-370, Almond kernel (gurbandi) (kg) 390-410 and Abjosh Afghani 6,000-11,000 Chilgoza raw-new (1 kg) 350 chilgoza (roasted) (1 kg) 625 cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) 430-460 cashew kernel (no 210) 363-368 cashew kernel no.(240) 300-313 cashew kernel (no 320) 260-268 cashew kernel broken 2 pieces 170-213 cashew kernel broken 4 pieces 170-193 cashew kernel broken 8 pieces 150-160 copra (qtl) 4,400-4,500 coconut powder (25 kg) 8,50-1,775 dry dates red (qtl) 2,600-5,900 fig 4,000-10,000 kishmish kandhari local 6,500-7,000 kishmish kandhari special 10,000-14,000 kiahmish Indian yellow 2000-3000 kishmish Indian green 3,400-5,500 pistachio Irani 480-510 pistachio Hairati 510-530 pistachio Peshawari 570-595 pistachio dodi (roasted) 395 walnut new 90-150 walnut kernel new (1kg) 200-350.