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Grain prices hold steady as traders gauge rain impact

Source The Free Press Journal

Posted on April 7, 2026

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Prices of key food­grains across major spot mar­kets in India remained largely unchanged on Monday, as traders assessed the impact of recent unseasonal rains on stand­ing rabi crops, par­tic­u­larly wheat and maize.

Wheat prices held steady across key mandis amid lim­ited demand and mixed crop qual­ity. In Kota, Rajasthan, prices were quoted at ₹2,300–₹2,451 per 100 kg, while arrivals increased sig­ni­fic­antly by 25,000 bags to 2 lakh bags. Traders said buy­ing activ­ity was largely restric­ted to millers and stock­ists tak­ing advant­age of rel­at­ively lower prices, with over­all demand remain­ing sub­dued.

Mar­ket par­ti­cipants noted that the qual­ity of fresh arrivals has been uneven, with a mix of good, aver­age and lower-grade pro­duce enter­ing mandis. This vari­ation has kept price move­ment range­bound.

In Indore, wheat prices remained stable at ₹2,450 per 100 kg, while in Navi Mum­bai’s Vashi mar­ket, prices were unchanged at ₹2,600 per 100 kg.

Traders expect wheat prices to fluc­tu­ate within a nar­row band of ₹10–₹20 per 100 kg in the near term. The tra­ject­ory will largely depend on the qual­ity of arrivals once peak inflows begin after mid-april. The mar­ket is cur­rently in a price dis­cov­ery phase fol­low­ing a brief clos­ure dur­ing late March due to fest­ivals and fin­an­cial year-end activ­ity. Maize prices also remained steady, sup­por­ted by stable demand.

In Indore, maize was priced at ₹1,900 per 100 kg, while in Dav­angere, Karnataka, prices ranged between ₹1,750 and ₹1,850 per 100 kg with steady arrivals.

However, con­cerns per­sist over crop qual­ity due to pro­longed expos­ure to mois­ture caused by recent rains, espe­cially in north­ern regions. Although there are no con­firmed reports of sig­ni­fic­ant crop losses, traders indic­ated that excess mois­ture may impact grain qual­ity, which could influ­ence prices in the com­ing weeks.

Rice prices, includ­ing both bas­mati and non-bas­mati vari­et­ies, were also unchanged amid stable demand con­di­tions. Prices of premium bas­mati vari­et­ies such as 1121 and 1401 remained steady in key whole­sale mar­kets.

Over­all, the grain mar­ket remains cau­tious, with par­ti­cipants closely mon­it­or­ing crop con­di­tions and arrival trends. While prices are cur­rently stable, any deteri­or­a­tion in crop qual­ity or sup­ply dis­rup­tions due to weather con­di­tions could drive volat­il­ity in the near term.

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Source : Free Press Journal