Wheat, rice basmati edge up on increased offtake

Rice basmati and wheat prices rebounded by up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to increased offtake by flour mills and stockists.
Marketmen said pick up in offtake by flour mills mainly contributed to the rise in wheat prices.
They added that stockists buying following uptick in demand from retailers helped rice basmati prices to rise.
In the national capital, wheat (desi) and wheat dara (for mills) rose by Rs 15 each to Rs 2,115-2,370 and Rs 1,740-1,745 per quintal respectively.
Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,745-1,750 per 90 kg.

Atta flour mills also edged up by Rs 10 to Rs 950-960 per 50 kg.

Rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety too finished higher by Rs 100 each at Rs 7,500-7600 and Rs 6,100-6,900 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,115-2,370, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,740-1,745, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,745-1,750, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 240, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 240, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960 (50 kg), Maida Rs 955-965 (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 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 7,500-7,600, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,100-6,900, Permal raw Rs 2,250-2,275, Permal wand Rs 2,300-2,350, Sela Rs 2,700-2,800 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,875-2,000, Bajra Rs 1,350-1,360, Jowar yellow Rs 1600-1650, white Rs 3,300-3,500, Maize Rs 1,450-1,460, Barley Rs 1,550-1,570.