Copra Prices Up on Paucity of Stocks

New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) Copra prices attracted buyers' attention by rising Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today following insufficient ready stocks due to restricted supplies amid better offtake by stockists.

Marketmen said, tight stocks position due to halt in supplies, triggered by speculative buying by stockists mainly led to a gain in copra prices.

Copra prices rose by Rs 100 to conclude the day at Rs 16,300-16,800 per quintal.

Elsewhere, other kirana commodities stood at overnight levels in thin trade.

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

Almond (California-new) Rs 18,150-18,250, almond-gurbandi Rs 11,900-12,400, almond (girdhi) Rs 4,900-5,000, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 635-645 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 1,075-1,085, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 970-985, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 875-885, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 785-795, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 655-760, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 630-740, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 550-660, copra (qtl) Rs 16,300-18,800, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,700-5,400, 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 3,750-4,450 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 5,450-8,050 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,080-1,150 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,460-1,525 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari Rs 1,600-1,625 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 725-870 (1 kg), walnut Rs 230-320 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 500-900.

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