NEW DELHI, Apr 8: Wheat prices fell by up to Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on adequate stocks position against reduced offtake by flour mills.
However, maize and barley moved up on increased offtake by consuming industries.
Traders said, besides sufficient stocks position on increased arrivals from producing regions, reduced offtake by flour mills mainly kept pressure on the prices of wheat.
In the national capital, wheat (desi) and wheat dara (for mills) fell by Rs 50 and Rs 15 to Rs 2,250-2,530 and Rs 1,745-1,755 per quintal, respectively. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and eased to Rs 1,760-1,765 against last close of Rs 1,770-1,800 per 90 kg.
Atta flour mills, maida and sooji settled lower at Rs 970-980, Rs 1,050-1,060 and Rs 1,190-1,200 from previous levels of Rs 990-1,000,Rs 1,090-1,100 and Rs 1,220-1,225 per 50 kg, respectively in line with wheat trend.
On the other hand, maize and barley rose by Rs 30 and Rs 50 to Rs 1,530-1,540 and Rs 1,560-1,580 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today’s quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,250-2,530, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,745-1,755, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,760-1,765, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 240, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 240, Roller flour mill Rs 970-980 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,050-1,060 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,190-1,200 (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 8,400-8,500, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,800-8,100, Permal raw Rs 2,300-2,350, Permal wand Rs 2,450-2,500, Sela Rs 3,100-3,200 and Rice IR-8 Rs 2,050-2,100, Bajra Rs 1,420-1,430, Jowar yellow Rs 1650-1700, white Rs 3,350-3,550, Maize Rs 1,530-1,540, Barley Rs 1,560-1,580. (PTI)