Rice basmati fell up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market owing to slackened demand from retailers against sufficient stocks.
However, wheat recovers on scattered buying from flour mills.
Traders said subdued demand from retailers against adequate stocks position kept pressure on rice basmati.
They said, however, some buying by flour mills led to recovery in wheat prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety fell by Rs 100 and Rs 50 to Rs 5,000-5,100 and Rs 50 to Rs 3,750-4,650 per quintal, respectively.
On the other hand, wheat dara (for mills) recovered by Rs 20 to Rs 1,715-1,720 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,725-1,730 per 90 kg.
Atta flour mills, maida and sooji settled higher at Rs 900-910, Rs 980-990 and Rs 1,030-1,040 from previous levels of Rs 880-890, Rs 950-960 and Rs 1,000-1,005 per 50 kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,050-2,650, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,715-1,720, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,725-1,730, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 900-910 (50 kg), Maida Rs 980-990 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,030-1,040 (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 5,000-5,100, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 3,750-4,650, Permal raw Rs 1,875-1,925, Permal wand Rs 2,075-2,125, Sela Rs 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,700-1,720, Bajra Rs 1,510-1,515, Jowar yellow Rs 1,750-1,850, white Rs 3,300-3,400, Maize Rs 1,660-1,665, Barley Rs 1,400-1,410.
