CHENNAI, Dec 23: The prices of moong dal, sugar, maida and sooji decreased while that of wheat went up and other commodities remain unchanged in the wholesale foodgrains market here today.
Moong dal declined by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 8,500 from its previous closing rate of Rs 8,600.
Sugar went down to Rs 2,900 from last week closing rate of Rs 2,950.
Similarly, maida and sooji (both 90 kgs) moved down by Rs 50 and Rs 100 from their respective previous close of Rs 2,450 and Rs 2,600 to Rs 2,400 and Rs 2,500 today.
In contrast, wheat rose by Rs 200 per quintal to Rs 2,600 from its lastweek’s closing rate of Rs 2,400.
Toor dal, urad dal and gram dal traded at their previous closing rates.
Following are the wholesale rates of various agri-commodities today (in rupees per quintal, except where stated otherwise): Thoor Dal Rs 7,000 Urad Dal Rs 6,900 Moong Dal Rs 8,500 Gram Dal Rs 3,900 Sugar Rs 2,900 Wheat Rs 2,600 Maida (90 kg) Rs 2,400 and Sooji (90 kg) Rs 2,500. (AGENCIES)