New Delhi. During the current week, the prices of gram fell, the main reason for which was the sluggish demand. The purchase of pulses and gram flour remained weak in the market, due to which the consumer demand could not improve. Pulses millers are also currently buying only limitedly as per the requirement, due to which the situation of stagnation and pressure remained in the market. Market experts say that until a solid demand does not emerge at the consumer level, there is little possibility of permanent strength in the gram market. Due to sluggish purchases by dal millers, Delhi gram prices fell by Rs 25/50 per quintal this week and with this fall, the prices remained at Madhya Pradesh line Rs 5725/5750 and Rajasthan line Rs 5775/5800 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 5525 rupees, Nava Seva Australia 5700/5725 rupees and Mundra 5575/5600 rupees 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 4800/5250 rupees, Jaipur 5750 rupees, Bikaner 5250/5350 rupees, Kishangarh 5275/5300 rupees and Kota 4800/521 rupees per quintal at the end of the week.

Due to continued selling pressure and sluggish demand, Maharashtra gram prices declined by Rs. 50/75 per quintal during the current week and with this decline, the weekend prices remained at Solapur Rs. 5500/6000, Latur Rs. 5800/5900, Akola Rs. 5800/5950, Nagpur Rs. 5875 and Ahmednagar Rs. 5350/5550 per quintal.

Due to continued lack of buyers, this week Madhya Pradesh gram prices declined by Rs. 100 per quintal and with this rise and fall, the weekend prices remained at Ashoknagar Rs. 5500/5600, Ganjbasoda Rs. 5300/5500, Sagar Rs. 5300/5600, Katni Rs. 5750/5850 and Indore Rs. 5650/5900 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 5825/5975 per quintal at the weekend. Similarly, Kanpur gram also declined by Rs 50 per quintal this week and remained at Rs 5875/5900 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 6650/6975, Bhatapara Rs 6900, Katni Rs 7175, Gulbarga Rs 6800/7100, Jalgaon Rs 7000/7500, Indore Rs 6900/7100, Jaipur Rs 6550 and Kanpur Rs 6700/6800 per quintal.