Maize inches up on scattered demand

Maize prices inched up by Rs 5 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale grains market today on scattered buying.
However, other grains moved in a tight range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said scattered demand against restricted supplies from producing region mainly helped maize prices to trade higher.
In the national capital, maize rose by Rs 5 to Rs 1430-1435 per quintal.
The following were today's quotations per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,070-2,270, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,640-1,645, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,645-1,650 Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 885-895 (50 kg), Maida 950-970 (50 kg) and Sooji 990-1,020 (50kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice, 9,500, Basmati common new 8,800-9,100, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 8,200-8,700, Permal raw 2,100-2,200, Permal wand 2,275-2,300, Sela 2,950-2,975 and Rice IR-8- 1,875-1,900, Bajra 1,275-1,280, Jowar yellow 1,500-1,550, white 2,400-2,600, Maize 1,430-1,435, Barley 1,450-1,455, Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.