Bajra and maize also ended higher on pick up in demand from consuming industries.
Traders said increased offtake by flour mills mainly kept wheat prices higher.
Uptick in demand from retailers helped rice basmati prices to trade higher, they said.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills)and wheat (deshi) moved up by Rs 50 each to Rs 2,060-2,070 and Rs 2,800-3,100 per quintal respectively. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 2,080-2,110 per 90 kg.
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Other bold grains like, bajra and maize too ended higher by Rs 20 and Rs 10 to Rs 1,460-1,500 and Rs 1,610-1,620 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,800-3,100, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 2,060-2,070, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 2,080-2,110, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 285, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 285, Roller flour mill Rs 1,140-1,150 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,200-1,210 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,270-1,275 (50 kg).
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