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The rice market witnessed a steady trend with prices of aromatic and non-basmati rice ruling firm on Wednesday.
Prices of aromatic rice have been ruling unchanged since last weekend, while prices of sharbati variety ruled firm on Wednesday, after witnessing a good uptrend in the last few days, said Mr Tara Chand Sharma, a rice trader. Though market is ruling on lower levels, buyers are still keeping themselves out of the market and waiting for more decline in prices, he added.
Prices of Pusa-1121 (steam) ruled at Rs 5,200-5,300 a quintal, Pusa-1121 (sela) ruled at Rs 4,270-4,400, and Pusa-1121 (raw) at Rs 5,150-5,210. Basmati (sela) was sold at Rs 6,200-6,260 and basmati (raw) at Rs 7,300-7,375. Prices of duplicate basmati ruled at Rs 3,970-4,100 a quintal.
Brokens such as Tibar was quoted at Rs 3,000-3,500, Dubar at Rs 2,200-2,610 and Mongra Rs 1,900-2,100.
Prices of sharbati (sela) quoted at around Rs 2,650-2,700, while the Sharbati (steam) at Rs 3,000-3,170.
Permal (sela) ruled at Rs 1,900-2,110 and Permal (steam) at Rs 2,100-2,200 a quintal. For the brokens of Sharbati variety, Tibar was quoted at Rs 2,450, Dubar 2,100 and Mongra Rs 1,475.
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About 220 bags of Pusa (duplicate basmati) were sold at Rs 2,150-2,170 a quintal and around 250 bags of Pusa-1121 at Rs 2,090-2,420 a quintal. Around 300 bags were sold at Rs 2,250-2,600 a quintal.
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