New Delhi. During the current week, there has been a continuous decline in the prices of gram. Due to weak consumer demand in the market, no significant increase is being seen in the purchase of gram dal and gram flour. Millers are also currently buying only in limited quantities as per their requirement, due to which there is a sluggish atmosphere in the market. Until the demand improves at the consumer level, no permanent strength can be expected in the gram market. Due to sluggish buying by dal millers, Delhi gram prices declined by Rs 50 per quintal this week and with this decline, the prices remained at Madhya Pradesh line Rs 5775/5800 and Rajasthan line Rs 5825/5850 per quintal at the end of the week.

Due to continued selling by importers and sluggish demand, the prices of imported gram declined by Rs. 50 per quintal during the current week and the prices remained at Tanzania Rs. 5600, Nava Seva Australia Rs. 5775/5800 and Mundra Rs. 5650/5675 per quintal at the end of the week.

Due to sluggish demand from dal millers and stockists, the prices of Rajasthan gram declined by Rs. 50/100 per quintal this week and with this decline the prices remained at Jodhpur Rs. 4800/5225, Jaipur Rs. 5850, Bikaner Rs. 5400/5550, Kishangarh Rs. 5275/5355 and Kota Rs. 4800/5381 per quintal at the end of the week.

Due to increased selling pressure and sluggish demand, Maharashtra gram prices witnessed a decline of Rs. 50/100 per quintal during the current week and with this decline, the weekend prices remained at Solapur Rs. 5500/6000, Latur Rs. 5700/5950, Akola Rs. 5900/5950, Nagpur Rs. 5900/5925 and Ahmednagar Rs. 5400/5600 per quintal.

Due to lack of buyers, Madhya Pradesh gram prices witnessed a decline of Rs. 50/100 per quintal during the current week and with this decline, the weekend prices remained at Ashoknagar Rs. 5500/5600, Ganjbasoda Rs. 5400/5550, Sagar Rs. 5500/5700, Katni Rs. 5950/6000 and Indore Rs. 5750/6050 per quintal.

Due to the impact of all-round decline and weak demand, Raipur gram prices declined by Rs 50 per quintal during the current week and with this decline, the price remained at Rs 5950/6100 per quintal at the weekend. Similarly, Kanpur gram also declined by Rs 75 per quintal this week and remained at Rs 5950 per quintal at the weekend.

Due to the impact of decline in gram and sluggish demand, gram dal prices declined by Rs 50/100 per quintal during the current week and the price remained at Delhi Rs 6775/7100, Bhatapara Rs 7100, Katni Rs 7250, Gulbarga Rs 6800/7100, Jalgaon Rs 7000/7600, Indore Rs 6850/7000, Jaipur Rs 6600 and Kanpur Rs 6800/6850 per quintal.