New Delhi, April 27: Maize and bajra prices drifted up to Rs 20 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on reduced offtake by stockists following fall in demand from consuming industries. Elsewhere, other grains continued to move in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.
Marketmen said, reduced offtake from consuming industries against increased arrivals from producing belts mainly pulled down wholesale maize and bajra prices. In the national capital, maize fell by Rs 20 to Rs 1,010 -1,020 while bajra shed Rs 5 to Rs 920-930 per quintal.
Following are today”s quotations per quintal: Wheat MP (deshi) 1,620-1,720, wheat dara (for mills) 1,120-1,125 chakki atta (delivery) 1,120-1,125, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 640-660 (50 kg), Maida 640-670 (50 kilos) and Sooji 680-700 (50 kg). Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,600-5,700, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,800-5,300, Permal raw 1,725-1,775, Permal wand 1,825-1975, Sela 2,025-2,075 and Rice IR-8-1,550-1,575, Bajra 920-930, Jowar yellow 1,000-1,075, white 1,475-1,525, Maize 1,010-1,020, Barley (UP) 930-950 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.
—-PTI