Firm conditions prevail at wholesale grains market

Firm conditions prevailed at the wholesale grains market today as prices of rice basmati and wheat spurted by up to Rs 200 per quintal on increased offtake.
A few other bold grains also increased on pick up in demand from consuming industries.
Traders said increased offtake against tight stocks positions on fall in supplies from producing regions mainly pushed up rice basmati and wheat prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa- 1121 variety edged up to Rs 5,700-5,800 and Rs 6,800-7,100 from previous levels of Rs 5,600-5,700 and Rs 6,600-6,900 per quintal, respectively.
Wheat dara (for mills) also rose by Rs 15 to Rs 1,740- 1,745 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by Rs 20 to Rs 1,750-1,755 per 90 kg.

Other bold grains like bajra and barley too went up by Rs 20 each to Rs 1,120-1,130 and Rs 1,420-1,440 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,345, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,740-1,745, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,750-1,755, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960 (50 kg), Maida Rs 960-970 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,020-1,030 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 6,800-7,100, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 5,700-5,800, Permal raw Rs 2,225-2,250, Permal wand Rs 2,275-2,300, Sela Rs 2,500-2,600 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,850-1,900, Bajra Rs 1,120-1,130, Jowar yellow Rs 1,450-1,500, white Rs 2,900-3,100, Maize Rs 1,285-1,295, Barley Rs 1,420-1,440.