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Dal, sugar prices fall in wholesale foodgrains market

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Press Trust of India Chennai

Prices of toor dal, moong dal, gram dal and sugar fell in the wholesale foodgrains market here today.

Moong dal prices declined by Rs 200 to Rs 6,800 per quintal from Rs 7,000 previously, while toor dal became Rs 100 cheaper at 6,800 per quintal, compared to Rs 6,900 yesterday.

In addition, gram dal prices were down by Rs 50 to 3,000 from Rs 3,050 per quintal previously, while sugar fell by Rs 20 to Rs 2,850 per quintal from Rs 2,870.

The following are today's wholesale prices of commodities (all rates per quintal):

toor dal Rs 6,800, urad dal Rs 6,000, moong dal Rs 6,800, gram dal Rs 3,000, sugar Rs 2,850, wheat Rs 1,950, maida (90 kg) Rs 1,750 and sooji (90 kg) Rs 1,950

 

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First Published: Feb 17 2011 | 2:22 PM IST

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