In thin trading, wheat dara prices were down by Rs 5 per quintal at the wholesale market today due to reduced offtake by flour mills.
Elsewhere, rice and other grains continued to trade around previous levels in the absence of worthwhile activity.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) shed Rs 5 at Rs 1570-1575 per quintal owing to fall in demand from flour mills. Wheat MP (deshi) traded flat at Rs 2,245-2,445 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,245-2,445, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,570-1,575, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,580-1,585, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 835-840 (50 kg), Maida 940-950 (50 kg) and Sooji 990-1,000 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 9,200-10,000, Rice Pusa- (1121) new 7,300-10,300, Permal raw 2,100-2,150, Permal wand 2,200-2,300, Sela 2,700-2,800 and Rice IR-8-1,900-1,950, Bajra 1,210-1,215, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,420, white 2,325-2,525, Maize 1,230-1,240, Barley 1,375-1,380.
