Rice basmati prices fell by up to Rs 250 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today owing to slackened demand from retailers.
However, bajra and jowar moved up on increased offtake by consuming industries.
Traders said sluggish demand against sufficient stocks position on higher supplies from producing belts mainly kept pressure on rice basmati prices.
They said, however, pick up in demand from consuming industries attributed rise in bajra and jowar prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 slipped to Rs 5,200-5,300 and Rs 4,000-4,900 against last close of Rs 5,300-5,400 and Rs 4,250-5,100 per quintal respectively.
On the other hand, bajra rose by Rs 15 to Rs 1,425-1,430 per quintal. Jowar yellow and white also went up by Rs 50 each to Rs 1,700-1,800 and Rs 3,200-3,300 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 1,700-1,705, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,705-1,715, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 880-890 (50 kg), Maida Rs 940-945 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 975-980 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati common new Rs 5,200-5,300, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,000-4,900, Permal raw Rs 1,900-1.950, Permal wand Rs 2,125-2,175, Sela Rs 2,400-2,500 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,700-1,720, Bajra Rs 1,425-1,430, Jowar yellow Rs 1,700-1,800, white Rs 3,200-3,300, Maize Rs 1,640-1,645, Barley Rs 1,450-1,460.
