Wheat recovers on flour mills demand

In thin trading, wheat prices recovered by Rs 5 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on the back of increased demand from flour mills.

Other commodities, including rice and bold grains, remained steady in the absence of worthwhile activity.

Wheat dara (for mills) traded Rs 5 higher at Rs 1,215- 1,220 per quintal, while wheat MP (deshi) remained flat at Rs 1,640-1,740 per quintal.

Meanwhile, permal raw, wand and sela remained steady at Rs 1,990-2,040, Rs 2,065-2,215 and Rs 2,290-2,340 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,650-1,750, wheat dara (for mills) 1,225-1,230 chakki atta (delivery) 1,225-1,230, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 630-650 (50 kg), Maida 750-780 (50 kilos) and Sooji 840-860 (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 1,990-2,040, Permal wand 2,065-2,215

Sela 2,290-2,340 and Rice IR-8- 1,825-1,850, Bajra 1,000-1,010, Jowar yellow 1,200-1,300, white 2,300- 2,350, Maize 1,100-1,110, Barley (UP) 1,070-1,090 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090