Prices of non-basmati rice rose by Rs 25 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on emergence of stockists buying to meet rising demand from retailers demand.
Restricted arrivals from producing regions also influenced the non-basmati rice prices.
Other commodities including wheat, however, held steady in thin trading.
Traders said increased buying by stockists on pick up in retailers demand, helping wholesale non-basmati rice prices to rise.
In the rice section, permal raw, wand, sela and IR-8 were up by Rs 25 each to Rs 2,000-2,050, Rs 2,075-2,225, Rs 2,300- 2,350 and Rs 1,825-1,850 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 1,650-1,750, wheat dara (for mills) 1,210-1,215 chakki atta (delivery) 1,215-1,220, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 630-650 (50 kg), Maida 750-780 (50 kilos) and Sooji 875-895 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,500-5,600, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,500-5,000, Permal raw 2,000-2050, Permal wand 2,075-2,225, Sela 2,300-2,350 and Rice IR-8- 1,825-1,850, Bajra 940-950, Jowar yellow 1,200-1,300, white 2,300-2,350, Maize 1,070-1,080, Barley (UP) 1,080-1,100 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.