Prices of maize in the key market of Purnea, Bihar, fell due to poor demand for the crop after recent rains in the region. Mill-quality maize was sold at around down 40 rupees from previous close. Recent heavy rains have hit the harvested crop lying in fields and led to higher moisture content in the grain. This had reduced demand. At around 5,000 tonne, arrivals were down compared with 9,000 tonne on previous close.