Wheat and rice basmati prices fell up to Rs 100 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on increased supplies from producing regions against weak demand.
Marketmen said increased supplies from producing belts against weak demand mainly kept pressure on wheat and rice basmati prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) fell further by Rs 5 to Rs 1,645-1,650 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by the same margin to Rs 1,650-1,655 per 90 kg.
In the rice section, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety also fell by Rs 100 each to Rs 8,800-9,100 and Rs 8,200-8,800 per quintal, respectively.
The following were today's quotations per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,070-2,270, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,645-1,650, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,650-1,655 Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 880-900 (50 kg), Maida 950-970 (50 kg) and Sooji 980-1,000 (50kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice, 9,500, Basmati common new 8,800-9,100, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 8,200-8,800, Permal raw 2,100-2,200, Permal wand 2,275-2,300, Sela 2,950-2,975 and Rice IR-8- 1,875-1,900, Bajra 1,290-1,295, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,450, white 2,300-2,500, Maize 1,410-1,415, Barley 1,420-1,430, Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.
