Prices of maize and bajra fell up to Rs 25 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to reduced offtake by consuming industries.
Traders said besides reduced offtake by consuming industries, adequate stocks on increased arrivals from producing regions kept pressure on maize and bajra prices.
In the national capital, maize and bajra declined by Rs 25 and Rs 15 to Rs 1,650-1,655 and Rs 1,400-1,405 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,000-2,600, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,705-1,710, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,710-1,720, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 880-890 (50 kg), Maida Rs 940-945 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 975-980 (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 5,300-5,400, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,250-5,000, Permal raw Rs 1,900-1.950, Permal wand Rs 2,125-2,175, Sela Rs 2,400-2,500 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,700-1,720, Bajra Rs 1,400-1,405, Jowar yellow Rs 1,650-1,750, white Rs 3,150-3,250, Maize Rs 1,650-1,655, Barley Rs 1,455-1,465.
