Prices of urad dal, moong dal and sugar move up

CHENNAI: The prices of urad dal, moong dal and sugar went up rest all other commodities remained unchanged in the wholesale foodgrains market here today.

Both urad dal and moong dal rose by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 5,800 and Rs 7,600 from their previous rates of Rs 5,700 and Rs 7,500 respectively.

Sugar edged up by Rs 30 per quintal to Rs 3,180 from its previous rate of Rs 3,150.

Thoor dal, gram dal, wheat, maida and sooji (90 kg) ruled steady.

The following are the wholesale rates of various agri- commodities today (in rupees per quintal, except where stated otherwise): Thoor Dal Rs 7,200,Urad Dal Rs 5,800, Moong Dal Rs 7,600, Gram Dal Rs 4,200, Sugar Rs 3,180, Wheat Rs 2,300, Maida (90 kg) Rs 2,200 and Sooji (90 kg) Rs 2,300.