Barley weakens on muted demand

Barring a fall in barley prices owing to slackened demand from consuming industries, rest other grains held steady at the wholesale grains market today in thin trade.
Traders said besides easing demand from consuming industries, adequate stocks position mainly kept pressure on barley prices.
In the national capital, barley fell by Rs 20 to Rs 1,630-1,635 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,300-2,850, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,780-1,785, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,790-1,795, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 275, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 275, Roller flour mill Rs 940-970 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,000-1,010 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,070-1,080 (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 5,900-6,100, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,800-5,700, Permal raw Rs 2,000-2,050, Permal wand Rs 2,175-2,250, Sela Rs 3,000-3,050 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,870-1,880, Bajra Rs 1,630-1,640, Jowar yellow Rs 1,900-2,000, white Rs 3,500-3,600, Maize Rs 1,590-1,600, Barley Rs 1,630-1,635.