Prices of full grain aromatic and non-basmati rice dropped by Rs 20-110 a quintal on lacklustre trade in the rice market.

Heavy rain has also affected trade. After witnessing an uptrend last week, Permal and PR11 varieties witnessed some correction, said Mr Amit Chandna, proprietor of Hanuman Rice Trading Company.

PR11 (Sela) went down by Rs 20 to Rs 2,000-2,280 while PR-11(Raw) quoted at Rs 1,925-2,140 a quintal, Rs 25 down from previous level.

Permal (Sela) decreased by Rs 40 and sold at Rs 1,800-1,960 a quintal while Permal (Raw) sold at Rs 1,900-2,030 a quintal.

Pusa-1121(steam) declined by Rs 20 and traded at Rs 4,950-5,200 a quintal; Pusa-1121(Sela) was at Rs 3,950-3,970 and Pusa-1121(raw) ruled at Rs 4,350-4,400 a quintal.

Brokens of both aromatic and non basmati varieties managed to maintain their previous levels amid slack trading. For the brokens of Pusa 1121, Tibar sold at Rs 3,100-3,350, Dubar ruled at Rs 2,600-2,640 and Mongra traded at Rs 1,900-2,175 a quintal.

Duplicate basmati remained unchanged and quoted at Rs 3,400 a quintal. Pure Basmati (Raw) decreased by Rs 110 and was ruling at Rs 5,740 a quintal while Basmati Sela quoted around Rs 3,895 a quintal.

Sharbati (steam) eased by Rs 35 and ruled at Rs 2,815 while the Sharbati (Sela) was at Rs 2,720-2,740 a quintal.

Among the brokens of Sharbati variety, Tibar quoted at Rs 2,350-2,500, Dubar sold at Rs 2,100-2,265 while Mongra was trading around Rs 1,730 a quintal.

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