Wheat prices fell for the third straight day by losing Rs 20 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today following increased supplies from producing belts against reduced offtake by flour mills.
However, rice basmati prices firmed up on stockists buying.
Traders said increased supplies from producing regions against reduced offtake by flour mills mainly attributed fall in wheat prices.
They said, however, stockists buying helped rice basmati to trade higher.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) shed another Rs 20 to Rs 1,580-1,585 per quintal. Atta chakki followed suit and delivery traded lower by the same margin to Rs 1,585-1,590 per 90 kg.
On the other hand, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety ended higher at Rs 9,200-9,500 and Rs 8,200-9900 from previous levels of Rs 9,000-9,3000 and Rs 8150-9800 per quintal respectively.
The following were today's quotations per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,100-2,300, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,580-1,585, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,585-1,590 Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 875-885 (50 kg), Maida 940-950 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,020-1,040 (50kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice, 9,500, Basmati common new 9,200-9,500, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 8,200-9,900, Permal raw 2,200-2,250, Permal wand 2,250-2,350, Sela 2,800-2,900 and Rice IR-8- 1,850-1,900, Bajra 1,320-1,330, Jowar yellow 1,500-1,530, white 2,350-2,560, Maize 1,435-1,440, Barley 1,430-1,440, Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.
