Rice basmati eases on sluggish demand, adequate supply

Rice basmati prices fell on the wholesale grains market today on sluggish demand against adequate supplies from producing region.
However, other grains after moving in a tight range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said sluggish demand against adequate supplies from producing region mainly kept pressure on rice basmati prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa- 1121 variety eased to Rs 8,700-9,400 and Rs 7,900-9,500 against last close of Rs 8,900-9,400 and Rs 8,100-9,600 per quintal respectively.
The following were today's quotations per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,070-2,270, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,635-1,640, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,640-1,645 Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 880-900 (50 kg), Maida 950-970 (50 kg) and Sooji 990-1,020 (50kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice, 9,500, Basmati common new 8,700-9,400, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 7,900-9,500, Permal raw 2,100-2,200, Permal wand 2,250-2,275, Sela 2,900-2,925 and Rice IR-8- 1,850-1,875, Bajra 1,260-1,265, Jowar yellow 1,480-1,500, white 2,300-2,500, Maize 1,400-1,405, Barley 1,385-1,390, Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.