In restricted activity, wheat dara prices declined by Rs 10 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on reduced offtake by flour mills. However, other grains continued to trade in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said reduced offtake by flour mills against adequate stocks position mainly helped wheat dara prices to trade lower.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) declined by Rs 10 to Rs 1,540-1,550 per quintal, atta chakki delivery held steady at Rs 1,550-1,560 per 90 kg.
The following are today’s quotations per quintal: Wheat MP (deshi) 2,000-2,200, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,540-1,550, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,550-1,560, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 195, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 195, Roller flour mill 840-860 (50 kg), Maida 950- 970 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,000-1,050 (50kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,500, Shri Lal Mahal 9,500, Super Basmati Rice, 9,000, Basmati common new 6,600-6,700, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 5,800-6,900, Permal raw 2,000-2100, Permal wand 2,250-2,300, Sela 2,500-2,700 and Rice IR-8 1,500-1,600, Bajra 1250-1255, Jowar yellow 1,350-1,375, white 2,200-2,300, Maize 1,420-1,430, Barley 1,350-1,360, Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.