Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-May 17

Nagpur, May 17 (Reuters) - Select pulses in the trading
activity of the Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing
Committee (APMC) reported down on lack of demand from local
flour mills amid profit-taking selling by stockists at higher
level. Easy condition on Madhya Pradesh foodgrain market also
affected sentiment in thin trading activity, sources said
Saturday.

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FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM

* Gram prices showed weak tendency on poor buying support
from local flour

mills. Fresh fall in Madhya Pradesh gram prices also
affected sentiment.

* In the open market, Deshi gram declined further in
absence of buyers.

High moisture content gram arrival also affected prices.

TUAR

* Tuar prices showed weak tendency in Nagpur APMC on poor
demand from

local flour mills. Further fall in Madhya Pradesh Tuar
prices also

affected sentiment.

* In the open market, Tuar Gavarani and Tuar black moved
down on lack of

demand from local traders amid good arrival from
producing region. In

Akola, Tuar Gavarani was available at Rs 2,500 for 100
kg.

* Rice, wheat and other foodgrain prices remained steady in
open market in

thin trading activity, sources said Saturday.

Gram arrivals (in 100-kg bags) and prices (in rupees for
100 kg)in Nagpur,

according to APMC sources.

Commodities Deliveries Available prices Previous
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Gram 900 1,850-2,076
1,850-2,150

Gram (Pink) n.a. n.a.
1,340-1,435

Tuar 250 2,271-2,400
2,300-2,470

Moong n.a. n.a.
2,000-2,200

Udid 40 2,200-2,400
2,225-2,425

Masoor n.a. n.a.
2,225-2,400 Nagpur foodgrains (open-market) prices in rupees
for 100 kg

Commodities Saturday's open
Previous close

Gram Super Best Bold 3,100-3,200
3,100-3,200

Gram Medium Best 2,800-2,900
2,800-2,900

Gram Mill Quality 2,700-2,750
2,700-2,750

Deshi Gram (Raw) 2,120-2,160
2,120-2,200

Gram Kabuli 4,600-5,400
4,600-5,400

Gram Pink 3,000-3,500
3,000-3,500

Tuar Fataka Best (New) 3,750-3,800
3,750-3,800

Tuar Fataka Medium (New) 3,550-3,600
3,550-3,600

Tuar Dal Best Phod (New) 3,500-3,525
3,500-3,525

Tuar Dal Medium Phod (New) 3,350-3,400
3,350-3,400

Tuar Gavarani (New) 2,500-2,535
2,500-2,545

Tuar Black 2,410-2,430
2,430-2,445

Masoor Dal (Best) 4,100-4,150
4,100-4,150

Masoor Dal (Medium) 3,850-3,950
3,850-3,950

Masoor 3,100-3,300
3,100-3,300

Moong Mogar Super Best 3,500-3,600
3,500-3,600

Moong Mogar Medium best 3,100-3,300
3,100-3,300

Moong dal (Super best) 3,000-3,200
3,000-3,200

Moong dal (Medium) 2,600-2,900
2,600-2,900

Moong dal Chilka 2,900-2,950
2,900-2,950

Udid Mogar Super Best 3,500-3,650
3,500-3,650

Udid Mogar Medium 3,300-3,400
3,200-3,400

Udid Dal Black 2,800-2,900
2,800-2,900

Batri Dal 2,400-2,500
2,400-2,500

WATANA (PEAS)

Watana Dal 2,425-2,475
2,425-2,475

Watana White 2,375-2,425
2,375-2,425

Watana Green 2,500-2,800
2,500-2,800

WHEAT

Wheat 308 1,250-1,300
1,250-1,300

Wheat Mill quality 1,075-1,150
1,075-1,150

Wheat 147 1,300-1,350
1,300-1,350

Wheat Lokwan 1,250-1,300
1,250-1,300

Lokwan Hath Binar 1,350-1,400
1,350-1,400

MP Sharbati (Best) 1,800-2,100
1,800-2,100

MP Sharbati (Medium) 1,500-1,700
1,500-1,700

RICE

Parmal 1,150-1,225
1,150-1,225

BPT (New) 1,300-1,400
1,300-1,400

Swarna (New) 1,325-1,400
1,325-1,400

HMT (New) 1,550-1,950
1,550-1,950

Chinnor (New) 2,300-2,900
2,300-2,900

Chinnor (Old) 2,800-3,100
2,800-3,100

Basmati (Best) 5,700-7,000
5,700-7,000

Bastmati (Medium) 4,400-5,500
4,400-5,500

JOWAR

Jowar Gavarani 1,050-1,100
1,050-1,100

Jowar CH-5 850-900
850-900 WEATHER (Nagpur): Maximum temp. 44.0 degree Celsius
(111.2 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp. 29.0 degree Celsius
(84.2 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - 33 per cent,
lowest - 13 per cent. FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum
temperature likely to be around 44 degree Celsius. Maximum Temp
in other parts of Vidarbha : Bramhapuri - 43.5, Gondia - 41.3,
Akola - 41.2, Amravati - 41.0, Yavatmal - 42.0, Washim - 40.0.
Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are
excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market
prices.)