Saturday, October 24, 2009

Wheat and edible oil prices show declining trend


Friday, October 23, 2009
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Wheat and edible oil prices show declining trend
15:0 IST
Retail prices of wheat, groundnut oil, mustard oil, and vanaspati witnessed a declining trend in Delhi in the last six months.

As per data collected by the Department of Consumer Affairs, the price of wheat came down from Rs. 14 to Rs.13 per kg.

Groundnut oil became cheaper by Rs. 4 per lt. while mustard oil recorded a decrease of Rs. 5 per lt. at Rs. 61, down from Rs. 66.

Vanaspati prices also registered a declining trend during the same period. Its price was Rs. 51 per lt. down from Rs. 54.

The prices of pulses, however, remained on higher side. In the meantime, PSUs have contracted 3.02 lakh tonne of pulses. Out of this 2.23 lakh tonne have arrived and 0.98 lakh tonne have been disposed from the stocks with these agencies upto 7th of October 2009.

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