Wheat dara and maize prices gained upto Rs 10 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on fresh buying activity. Elsewhere, other commodities prices moved in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and pegged around previous levels.
Marketmen said fresh buying, against restricted arrivals helped wheat dara and maize prices to gain fresh ground. Wheat dara (for mills) traded marginally higher by Rs 5 to Rs 1,240-1,245 per quintal, while atta chakki delivery traded higher by the same margin at Rs 1,245-1,250 per 90 kg.
Maize also remained in demand from consuming industries and edged up by Rs 10 to Rs 975-985 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 1,750-1,850, wheat dara (for mills) 1,240-1,245 chakki atta (delivery) 1,245-1,250, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 640- 660 (50 kg), Maida 750-780 (50 kilos) and Sooji 800-820 (50 kg)
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,200-5,300, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,550-5,050, Permal raw 1,725-1,775, Permal wand 1,825-1,975, Sela 2,025-2,075 and Rice IR-8-1,550-1,575, Bajra 935-945, Jowar yellow 1450-1,525, white 2,250-2,300, Maize 975-985, Barley (UP) 1040-1060 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090