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Sooji rises in thin trade

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

In restricted activity, sooji prices rose Rs 10 per 50 kg on the wholesale grains market today on fresh buying by speculators to meet the upcoming festival season demand.

Elsewhere, other grains moved in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.

Marketmen said fresh buying by speculators on hopes of pick up in demand ahead of festival season mainly pushed up the wholesale sooji prices.

Sooji rose by Rs 10 to Rs 820-840 per 50 kg.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,725-1,825, wheat dara (for mills) 1,230-1,235 chakki atta (delivery) 1,235-1,240, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 640-660 (50 kg), Maida 755-785 (50 kilos) and Sooji 820-840 (50 kg)

 

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,100-5,200, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,400-4,900, Permal raw 1,750-1,800, Permal wand 1,825-1,975, Sela 2,050-2,100 and Rice IR-8- 1,575-1,600

Bajra 990-1000, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,475, white 2,250-2,300, Maize 1000-1010, Barley (UP) 1,050-1,070 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090

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First Published: Jul 19 2010 | 3:05 PM IST

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