Wheat, maize ease on adequate supply

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 28 2014 | 2:51 PM IST
Prices of wheat and maize fell upto Rs 20 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to adequate stocks following increased arrivals.
Traders said fall in buying by flour mills and stockists against adequate stocks position mainly kept pressure on wheat and maize prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) declined by Rs 5 to Rs 1,565-1,570 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by the same margin to Rs 1,570-1,575 per 90 kg. Maida also eased to Rs 925-930 against last close of Rs 930-945 per 50 kg.
Maize too traded lower by Rs 20 to Rs 1,200-1,210 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,245-2,445, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,565-1,570, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,570-1,575, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 815-825 (50 kg), Maida 925-930 (50 kg) and Sooji 980-1,000 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 9,000-9,700, Rice Pusa- (1121) new 7,300-9,800, Permal raw 2,100-2,150, Permal wand 2,200-2,300, Sela 2,700-2,800 and Rice IR-8 1,900-1,950, Bajra 1,220-1,225, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,420, white 2,325-2,525, Maize 1,200-1,210, Barley 1,460-1,465.
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First Published: Aug 28 2014 | 2:51 PM IST

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