Traders said increased demand from flour mills against tight supplies from producing belts mainly kept wheat prices higher.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) advanced by Rs 5 to Rs 1,510-1,515 per quintal.Atta chakki delivery followed suit and enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,540-1,545 per 90 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) 2,300-2,650, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,510-1,515, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,540-1,545, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 820-830 (50 kg), Maida 840-850 (50 kg) and Sooji 940-950 (50 kg).