New Delhi, 16 July (NNS): Here, the prices of red chilli 334 no. held firm at Rs 20000 per quintal owing to the sluggish offtake even after the feeble prices. Recently, the prices have gone down by Rs 500 per quintal. There were around 50000 bags of red chilli reported to arrive in Guntur and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day. The market sentiments may affect because of the weak quality of the crop. The spot red chilli prices will likely to improve during the coming one or two days.