Barley, til rates sharply lower on grain market

Thin trading was seen on the wholesale grain and oilseed market on Monday as balanced demand and supply prevented the buyers from indulging in panic buying, dealers said. On the cereals side barley Sindh and Mardan were down by Rs 100 to Rs 2000, other items retained the last week levels in process of trading, they said.
Slight improvement was seen in the prices on the rice sector as Irri-6 Sindh quoted higher at Rs 2450-2475, they said. Easier trend was witnessed on the seed side, where til shed Rs 100 to Rs 3700-4000 and cottonseed oilcake with bag shed Rs 10 to Rs 1000-1010, they added. Grams was the only sector, which maintained its weekend levels during the day, they said.