Most of the commodity items tended higher on the local wholesale grain market on Saturday in process of modest trading, dealers said. On the cereal side wheat old Bardan was quoted lower at Rs 2375 and wheat new Bardan also registered down at Rs 2390, other items retained the overnight levels, they said.
On the grams sector guwar from Sindh low type shed Rs 200 to Rs 4500 and best type was down by Rs 150 to Rs 4650, grams 50x50 also fell by Rs 100 to Rs 5100-5200, yellow peas Canada low type was up by Rs 250 to Rs 3600 and best type picked up Rs 50 to Rs 3800, yellow peas dal Canada inferior type was higher by Rs 50 to Rs 4000-4200, yellow peas Ukraine gained Rs 25 to Rs 3500-3700 and yellow peas Ukraine dal also rose by Rs 25 to Rs 3925-4125, they said.
On the rice sector Irri-6 Sindh low type shed Rs 5 to Rs 3325 and best type was lower by Rs 15 to Rs 3360, other items maintained the overnight levels, they said. Prices were unmoved on the seed sector, mainly because of slow demand, they said.