Major food commodity prices steady: Government
May 14th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The prices of wheat, rice and sugar have remained steady at the weekend at most of the reporting centres where rates are monitored by the consumer affairs department, the government said Friday.
“Prices of wheat decreased in Chennai, Dindigul and Guwahati, and remained steady at all the reporting centres except for an increase at Vijayawada, whereas prices of rice decreased in Delhi and Dindigul, and remained steady at most of other reporting centres,” said the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution in a statement.
Sugar prices declined in Lucknow and Thiruvananthapuram and remained steady at most of the other reporting centres.
Prices of edible oils also remained steady at most of the places, the statement said.
“At Delhi, prices of rice, gram and tur dal became cheaper over the week, while wheat, atta, masoor dal, urad dal, milk, groundnut oil, mustard oil, vanaspati, onion and potato remained steady. Prices of moong dal and sugar prices registered a marginal increase,” it added.
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