Barley down on reduced offtake

Barring a fall in barley prices due to reduced offtake by consuming industries, other grains including wheat and rice basmati held steady at the wholesale grains market today on scattered support.
Traders attributed the fall in barley prices to reduced offtake by consuming industries against adequate supply.
In the national capital, barley declined by Rs 20 to Rs 1,260-1,270 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) 2,350-2,700, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,515-1,520, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,530-1,535, Atta Rajdhani 10 kg) 220, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 840-850 (50 kg), Maida 890-900 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,020-1,030 (50 kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 5,600-5,800, Rice Pusa (1121) 4,500-5,700, Permal raw 1,700-1,750, Permal wand 1,900-1,925, Sela 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 1,600-1,625, Bajra 1,215-1,220, Jowar yellow 1,490-1,500, white 2,550-2,650, Maize 1,215-1,220, Barley 1,260-1,270.