Rice basmati prices drifted lower by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today owing to slackened demand from retailers against sufficient stocks.
However, other grains including wheat held steady in limited deals.
Traders said besides easing demand from retailers at existing levels, adequate stocks position on increased supplies from producing regions mainly kept pressure on rice basmati prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety eased by Rs 100 each to Rs 5,700-5,900 and Rs 4,600-5,500 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,250-2,800, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,770-1,775, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,780-1,785, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 275, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 275, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,050-1,065 (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 5,700-5,900, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,600-5,500, Permal raw Rs 1,975-2,025, Permal wand Rs 2,150-2,225, Sela Rs 2,800-2,900 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,840-1,850, Bajra Rs 1,630-1,635, Jowar yellow Rs 1,850-1,950, white Rs 3,500-3,600, Maize Rs 1,460-1,470, Barley Rs 1,670-1,675.
