Prices of wheat eased by Rs 20 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale grains market on Saturday on reduced offtake by flour mills against adequate supplies from producing belts.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) fell by Rs 20 to Rs 1,595-1,600 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by Rs 25 to Rs 1,600-1,605 per 90 kg.
The following were today’s quotations per quintal: Wheat MP (deshi) 2,050-2,250, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,595-1,600, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,600-1,605 Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 850-870 (50 kg), Maida 910-950 (50 kg) and Sooji 950-975 (50kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice, 9,500, Basmati common new 7,300-7,400, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 7,200-8,000, Permal raw 2,325-2,575, Permal wand 2,525-2,625, Sela 3,500-3,600 and Rice IR-8 1,900-1,950, Bajra 1,460-1,465, Jowar yellow 1,650-1,700, white 2,450-2,700, Maize 1,350-1,375, Barley 1,270-1,275, Rajasthan 1,080—1,090.