Wheat eases on reduced offtake by flour mills

In restricted activity, wheat prices softened by Rs 10 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to reduced offtake by flour mills against ample stocks position.

However, other grains including rice basmati held steady in thin trade.

Traders said easing demand from flour mills against adequate stocks position, mainly weighed on wheat prices.

In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) declined by Rs 10 to Rs 1,770-1,775 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 1,775-1,780 per 90 kg.

Atta flour mills and maida also eased to Rs 965-970 and Rs 990-1,000 against last close of Rs 970-980 and Rs 1,010- 1,020 per 50 kg, respectively.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,350, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,770-1,775, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,775-1,780, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 965-970 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,040-1,045 (50 kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 6,400-6,500, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 5,150-5,200, Permal raw Rs 2,150-2,175, Permal wand Rs 2,200-2,225, Sela Rs 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,825-1,850, Bajra Rs 1,225-1,230, Jowar yellow Rs 1,400-1,450, white Rs 2,800-2,900, Maize Rs 1,330-1,335, Barley Rs 1,490-1,500.

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