Increased demand, tight supply lifts Jowar prices

Jowar firmed up at the wholesale grains market today on pickup in demand from consuming industries against tight supplies from producing belts.
However, other grains including wheat and rice basmati, traded in a narrow range on scattered buying or selling and settled around previous levels.
Marketmen said increased demand from consuming industries amid restricted supplies from producing belts mainly led to rise in jowar prices.
In the national capital, jowar white moved up to Rs 2,900-3,000 from previous level of Rs 2,750-2,850 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) 2,350-2,700, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,570-1,575, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,575-1,580, Atta Rajdhani 10 kg) 220, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 825-830 (50 kg), Maida 890-900 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,000-1,010 (50 kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 5,500-5,700, Rice Pusa (1121) 4,300-5,700, Permal raw 1,700-1,750, Permal wand 1,900-1,925, Sela 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 1,600-1,625, Bajra 1,175-1,180, Jowar yellow 1,600-1,700, white 2,900-3,000, Maize 1,335-1,340, Barley 1,230-1,240.