Wheat, maize down on reduced offtake

Wheat dara and maize prices fell by up to Rs 15 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on reduced offtake against adequate stocks.  

Traders said reduced offtake by millers as well as stockists on sluggish demand against adequate stocks mainly led to fall in wholesale wheat dara and maize prices.

In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) shed Rs 5 to Rs 1,190-1,195 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery traded lower by the same margin to Rs 1,195-1,200 per 90 kg.

Maize also weakened by Rs 15 to Rs 1,200-1,210 per quintal on subdued demand.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,600-1,750, wheat dara (for mills) 1,190-1,195 chakki atta (delivery) 1,195-1,200, atta Rajdhani(10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 660-680 (50 kg), Maida 720-750 (50 kg) and Sooji 750-770 (50 kg)

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,500, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,300-5,400, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,200-5,200, Permal raw 1,825-1,875

Permal wand 2,000-2,100, Sela 2,100-2,150 and Rice IR-8 1,700-1,725, Bajra 1030-1040, Jowar yellow 1,030-1,100, white 1,830-1,875, Maize 1,200-1,210, Barley 1,425-1450 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090