New Delhi, 28 October (NNS): The offtake of red chilli reported to be sluggish at the higher prices. As a result, here, the prices of red chilli 334 no. remained firm at Rs 16500 per quintal. Recently, the prices have gone up by Rs 500 per quintal. There were around 40000/45000 bags of red chilli reported to arrive in Guntur and the prices remained firm at the same level of the previous day. The market sentiments may affect because of cyclone menthe. There is possibility of strong trend in the prices of red chilli during the near future.