Rice basmati prices drifted by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on adequate stocks position against subdued demand.
However, other grains after trading in a narrow range in scattered deals, settled around previous levels.
Traders said a sluggish demand against adequate stocks position mainly kept pressure on rice basmati prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety fell by Rs 100 each to Rs 4,400-4,600 and Rs 3,600-4,300 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,000-2,600, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,690-1,720, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,710-1,725, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 910-915 (50 kg), Maida Rs 950-955 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,100-1,105 (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 4,400-4,600, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 3,600-4,300, 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 1,230-1,240, Jowar yellow Rs 1,500-1,600, white Rs 3,000-3,100, Maize Rs 1,420-1,470, Barley Rs 1,370-1,380.
