Maize falls on reduced offtake

In limited deals, maize prices declined by Rs 15 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today due to reduced industrial offtake against adequate supplies in spot markets.

Elsewhere, prices moved in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.

Traders said reduced industrial demand, against adequate stocks position led to a fall in maize prices. Maize lost Rs 15 to Rs 1,050-1,060 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,700-1,800, wheat dara (for mills) 1,220-1,225 chakki atta (delivery) 1,225-1,230, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 650-670 (50 kg)

Maida 770-800 (50 kilos) and Sooji 880-900 (50 kg) Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,500-5,600, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,400-4,900, Permal raw 1,875-1,925

Permal wand 1,950-2,100, Sela 2,175-2,225 and Rice IR-8- 1,700-1,725, Bajra 990-1000, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,500, white 2,450-2,500, Maize 1050-1060, Barley (UP) 1,090-1,110 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090