Mixed trend prevails in foodgrains market

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : May 10 2014 | 12:22 PM IST
With prices of urad dal, moong dal and gram dal moving up and wheat, maida and sooji declining, a mixed trend prevailed in the wholesale foodgrains market during the week under review.
Opening the week at Rs 7,800 with an increase of Rs 200 per quintal from its previous close, urad dal remained at the same rate throughout the week.
Moong dal, which remained at its previous closing rate of Rs 9,600 per quintal till Wednesday, went up by Rs 200 on Thursday and remained at the rate till today.
Similarly, gram dal which was traded at its previous week's rate of Rs 3,900 till Wednesday, increased by Rs 50 per quintal on Thursday to remain at the level till the end.
In contrast, wheat and sooji (90 kg) opened the week at a lesser rate of Rs 100 from their respective previous close of Rs 2,500 and Rs 2,600, at Rs 2,400 and Rs 2,500 continued to remain at the level till the close.
Maida(90 kg) was taken at Rs 2,400, less by Rs 100 from its previous rate of Rs 2,500, remained at the level till Wednesday and moved up by Rs 50 to Rs 2,450 on Thursday to end the week.
Thoor dal (at Rs 7,300) and sugar (at Rs 3,300) remained unchanged throughout the week.
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First Published: May 10 2014 | 12:22 PM IST

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