Wheat declines; maida, sooji up

CHENNAI: Prices of Urad dal, moong dal, maida and sooji increased, while that of wheat declined in the wholesale foodgrains market here today.

Prices of all other commodities remained unaltered. Urad dal, moong dal went up by Rs 100 per quintal each to Rs 5,300 and Rs 6,500, respectively.

Maida (90 kgs) and Sooji (90 kgs) moved up by Rs 50 each to Rs 1,750 and Rs 1,950, respectively.

However, wheat declined by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 1,850.

The following are the wholesale rates of various agri- commodities today (in rupees per quintal, except where stated otherwise): Tur dal Rs 6,800, urad dal Rs 5,300, moong dal Rs 6,500, gram dal Rs 5,300, sugar Rs 3,000, wheat Rs 1,850, maida (90 kg) Rs 1750, sooji (90 kg) Rs 1,950.