Wheat dara prices fell by Rs 20 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today due to reduced offtake by flour mills against adequate stocks.
Elsewhere, other grains continued to trade in a narrow range on lack of worthwhile buying activity and settled around previous levels.
Traders said reduced offtake by flour mills against adequate stocks position mainly led to fall in wheat dara prices.
Also, expectations of a bumper crops this season also influenced the wheat prices, they said. In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) fell by Rs 20 to Rs 1,320-1,325 per quintal.
Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by Rs 20 to Rs 1,325-1,330 per 90 kg, while atta flour mills declined by Rs 20 each to Rs 680-700 per 50 kg.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 1,710-1,860, wheat dara (for mills) 1,320-1,325 chakki atta (delivery) 1,325-1,330, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 680 -700 (50 kg), Maida 790-820 (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) 4,250-5,250, Permal raw 1,875-1,925, Permal wand 2,075-2,175, Sela 2,100-2,200 and Rice IR-8 1,775-1,800
Bajra 835-845, Jowar yellow 875-975, white 1,700-1,750, Maize 1,185-1,195, Barley (UP) 1,260-1,280 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090
