Wheat rises on scattered demand

Wheat prices traded higher at the wholesale grains market today due to mild demand from flour mills.
Movements in other grains, however, remained narrow on little doing.
Marketmen said increased offtake by flour mills to meet rising wedding season demand, mainly supported the upside in wheat prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) edged up to Rs 1,670-1,700 from previous level of Rs 1,650-1,700 per quintal.
Atta flour mills and sooji also showed some strength and ended higher by Rs 10 and Rs 25 to Rs 910-915 and Rs 1,100-1,105 per 50 kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):

Wheat MP (desi) 2,000-2,600, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,670-1,700, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,710-1,725, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 910-915 (50 kg), Maida Rs 950-955 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,100-1,105 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 10,500, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati common new Rs 4,900-5,100, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 3,800-4,800, Permal raw Rs 1,700-1,750, Permal wand Rs 1,850-1,870, Sela Rs 2,250-2,350 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,600-1,615, Bajra Rs 1,200-1,210, Jowar yellow Rs 1,500-1,600, white Rs 3,000-3,100, Maize Rs 1,450-1,500, Barley Rs 1,350-1,360.