Weak conditions developed in the wholesale grains market today as prices of rice basmati, wheat and other grains fell by up to Rs 100 per quintal on sluggish demand against adequate stocks position.
In the national capital, rice basmati Pusa-1121 variety and basmati common fell by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,200-5,300 and Rs 4,100-5,100 per quintal, respectively. Bajra moved down by Rs 10 to Rs 1,000-1,010 per quintal.
Wheat dara (for mills) also weakened by Rs 5 to Rs 1,180-1185 per quintal on increased arrivals of new crop.
Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by the same margin to Rs 1,185-1,190 per 90 kg. Atta flour mills and maida too traded by Rs 10 each to Rs 640-660 and Rs 670-700 per 50 kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 1,600-1,750, wheat dara (for mills) 1,180-1,185 chakki atta (delivery) 1,185-1,190, atta Rajdhani(10kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10kg) 175, Roller flour mill 640-660 (50kg), Maida 670-700 (50kg) and Sooji 740-760 (50kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,500, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,200-5,300, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,100-5,100, 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 1000-1010, Jowar yellow 1,000-1,070, white 1,800-1,875, Maize 1,225-1,235, Barley 1,275-1300 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.
