Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- October 12

Nagpur, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Gram prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee
(APMC) reported strong on increased demand from local millers amid tight supply from producing
regions. Fresh rise in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and repeated demand from South-based millers
also helped to push up prices, according to sources.

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FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties firmed up in open market on good festival season demand from local
traders amid weak supply from producing belts. Restricted arrival in other mandis
also boosted prices.

TUAR
* Tuar varieties zoomed up in open market on increased seasonal demand from local
traders. Reports about weak overseas supply also pushed up prices here.

* In Akola, Tuar - 4,500-4,700, Tuar dal - 6,700-6,900, Udid at 5,000-5,400,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 5,700-5,900, Moong - 4,800-5,000, Moong Mogar
(clean) 6,400-6,700, Gram - 4,600-4,800, Gram Super best bold - 6,000-6,200
for 100 kg.

* Wheat, rice and other commodities prices remained steady in open
market in thin trading activity, according to sources.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 3,775-4,401 3,700-4,380
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction n.a. 3,450-4,060
Moong Auction n.a. 3,700-3,800
Udid Auction 3,500-3,700 2,800-2,900
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold 6,300-6,500 6,100-6,200
Gram Super Best n.a.
Gram Medium Best 6,000-6,150 5,800-6,000
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.
Gram Mill Quality 5,500-5,600 5,500-5,600
Deshi gram Raw 4,700-4,900 4,400-4,500
Gram Filter Yellow n.a. n.a.
Gram Kabuli 7,200-9,600 7,000-9,600
Gram Pink 7,300-7,200 7,100-7,200
Tuar Fataka Best 6,800-7,000 6,600-6,800
Tuar Fataka Medium 6,500-6,700 6,200-6,300
Tuar Dal Best Phod 6,100-6,200 5,900-6,000
Tuar Dal Medium phod 5,700-5,900 5,500-5,700
Tuar Gavarani 4,700-4,900 4,400-4,600
Tuar Karnataka 4,800-5,000 4,500-4,600
Tuar Black 6,900-7,100 6,600-6,900
Masoor dal best 4,400-4,500 4,400-4,500
Masoor dal medium 4,300-4,400 4,300-4,400
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 6,300-6,600 6,300-6,600
Moong Mogar Medium best 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Moong Mogar Super fine n.a. n.a.
Moong dal Chilka 4,900-5,000 4,900-5,000
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 4,600-5,500 4,600-5,500
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 5,700-5,900 5,700-5,900
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 4,300-4,700 4,200-4,600
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,600 3,200-3,600
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,050-3,100 3,025-3,075
Watana White (Naylon) (100 INR/KG) 3,150-3,250 3,100-3,200
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 2,950-3,050 2,900-3,000
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,050-4,350 4,000-4,300
Watana Green Medium (100 INR/KG) 3,450-4,050 3,400-4,000
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,550 1,500-1,550
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,900 1,700-1,900
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,050 1,800-2,050
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,900 1,600-1,900
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,800 2,300-2,800
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,500 2,100-2,500
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,350-1,500 1,350-1,500
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,400 1,300-1,400
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Rice Swarna Best (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,075 1,900-2,075
Rice Swarna Medium (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,600 3,300-3,600
Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,800 3,400-3,800
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 7,500-11,500 7,500-11,500
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-6,000 5,000-6,000
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 3,700-4,100 3,700-4,100
Rice Chinnor Medium (100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,600 3,500-3,600
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100

WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 33.5 degree Celsius (92.3 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
17.1 degree Celsius (62.8 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - 92 per cent, lowest - 35 per cent.
Rainfall : 0.0 mm
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 34 and 17 degree
Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices.)