Rice basmati prices declined by Rs 50 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale grains market today on lack of buying support.
Traders said lack of buying support against adequate stocks mainly led to fall in rice basmati prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati Pusa 1121 variety declined by Rs 50 to Rs 4,500-5,500 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 1,650-1,800, wheat dara (for mills) 1,210-1,215 chakki atta (delivery) 1,230-1,235, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 640-660 (50 kg), Maida 750-780 (50 kg) and Sooji 820-840 (50 kg)
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,500, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,600-5,700, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,500-5,500, Permal raw 1,850-1,900, Permal wand 2,050-2,150, Sela 2,100-2,175 and Rice IR-8 1,750-1,775
Bajra 1000-1010, Jowar yellow 1030-1105, white 1,855-1,905, Maize 1,390-1,400, Barley new 1035-1040 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090
