In an other wise steady wholesale grains market today, rice basmati declined by Rs 100 per quintal on sluggish demand.
Elsewhere, other commodities traded in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.
Traders said sluggish demand against adequate stocks position mainly led to a fall in wholesale rice basmati prices.
In the rice section, basmati common and Pusa -1121 variety prices lost Rs 100 each to Rs 5,150-5,250 and Rs 4,450-4,950 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 1,750-1,850, wheat dara (for mills) 1,250-1,255 chakki atta (delivery) 1,255-1,260, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 630-650 (50 kg), Maida 750-780 (50 kilos) and Sooji 800-820 (50 kg)
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,150-5,250, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,450-4,950, Permal raw 1,750-1,800, Permal wand 1,825-1,975, Sela 2,050-2,100 and Rice IR-8- 1,575-1,600
Bajra 960-970, Jowar yellow 1,450-1,525, white 2,250-2,300, Maize 975-985, Barley (UP) 1,050-1,070 and Rajasthan 1,080- 1,090
