The wholesale grain market ended lower as prices of select grains fell due to reduced offtake by consuming industries against adequate stocks position.
However, other grains including wheat and rice basmati traded in a narrow range on scattered buying or selling and finished at last levels.
Traders said reduced offtake by consuming industries in the face of sufficient stocks on increased supplies from producing regions kept pressure on select grain prices.
In the national capital, maize and barley moved down by Rs 20 each to Rs 1,430-1,435 and Rs 1,320-1,330 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) 2,350-2,700, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,605-1,610, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,615-1,620, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 870-875 (50 kg), Maida 950-955 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,035-1,045 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 5,000-5,200, Rice Pusa (1121) 3,900-5,100, Permal raw 1,675-1,725, Permal wand 1,840-1,860, Sela 2,250-2,350 and Rice IR-8 1,600-1,616, Bajra 1,350-1,355, Jowar yellow 1,600-1,700, white 3,000-3,100, Maize 1,430-1,435, Barley 1,320-1,330.
