Prices of maize and barley eased by Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to reduced offtake by consuming industries against adequate stocks position.
Marketmen said adequate stock position on higher supplies from producing regions against sluggish demand from consuming industries mainly pulled down maize and barley prices.
In the national capital, maize and barley fell by Rs 50 each to Rs 1,450-1,500 and Rs 1,350-1,360 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) 2,000-2,600, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,640-1,700, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,710-1,725, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 885-890 (50 kg), Maida Rs 945-950 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,075-1,080 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 10,500, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati common new Rs 5,000-5,200, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 3,800-5,000, Permal raw Rs 1,700-1,750, Permal wand Rs 1,850-1,870, Sela Rs 2,250-2,350 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,600-1,615, Bajra Rs 1,200-1,210, Jowar yellow Rs 1,600-1,700, white Rs 3,000-3,100, Maize Rs 1,450-1,500, Barley Rs 1,350-1,360.
