Firm trend prevails in Chennai wholesale foodgrains market

CHENNAI: A firm trend was seen in the wholesale foodgrain market here during the week under review with prices of most of the foodgrains moving upward.

Prices of tur dal, urad dal, moong dal, gram dal and sugar went up, while those of other commodities remained unchanged.

Tur dal and urad dal opened at Rs 7,200 and Rs 5,600, respectively, on Monday, an increase of Rs 100 per quintal each from their previous close, and maintained the gain to close at the same price.

Moong dal was costlier by Rs 300 to Rs 6,500 per quintal from last week's closing rate of Rs 6,200.

Gram dal opened the week at Rs 5,500 per quintal and closed at Rs 5,700, showing a net gain of Rs 200.

Sugar price increased by Rs 150 per quintal to 3,200 over the previous week's closing rate of Rs 3,050.

Prices of wheat (Rs 1,850), maida 90 kg (Rs 1,750) and sooji 90 kg (Rs 1,950) remained unaltered throughout the week.