Prices of urad dal steeply rise

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Apr 18 2016 | 12:29 PM IST
Prices of thoor dal, urad dal and wheat increases, while sugar and maida price decreases, rest commodities prices ruled steady in the wholesale foodgrains market here today.
On the opening day, urad dal was sharply up by Rs 2,000 per quintal to Rs 17,200 from its closing rate of Rs 15,200.
Thoor dal rose by Rs 700 per quintal to Rs 14,200 from Rs 13,500.
Wheat was marginally up by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 2,600 from Rs 2,500.
Sugar was down by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 3,950 from Rs 4,050.
Maida (90 kg) went down by Rs 200 to Rs 2,400 from Rs 2,600.
Prices of moong dal, gram dal and sooji ruled steady.
Following are the wholesale rates of various agri-commodities (rates in rupees per quintal, unless stated otherwise): Thoor Dal Rs 14,200, Urad Dal Rs 17,200, Moong Dal Rs 9,200, Gram Dal Rs 6,600, Sugar Rs 3,950, Wheat Rs 2,600, Maida (90 kg) Rs 2,400 and Sooji (90 kg) Rs 3,200.
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First Published: Apr 18 2016 | 12:29 PM IST

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