Traders said stockists buying in the face of restricted supplies from producing regions mainly pushed up rice basmati prices.
They said increased offtake by consuming industries helped a few other bold grain prices to trade higher.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety went up by Rs 200 each to Rs 5,200-5,300 and Rs 4,050-5,050 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,050-2,650, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,695-1,700, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,700-1,705, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 890-900 (50 kg), Maida Rs 970-980 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,030-1,040 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati common new Rs 5,200-5,300, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,050-5,050, Permal raw Rs 1,850-1,900, Permal wand Rs 2,050-2,100, Sela Rs 2,200-2,300 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,600-1,620, Bajra Rs 1,545-1,550, Jowar yellow Rs 1,750-1,850, white Rs 3,300-3,400, Maize Rs 1,700-1,705, Barley Rs 1360-1370.