Prices of rice basmati and wheat rose up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on increased buying by stockists and flour mills.
Traders said increased buying by stockists against restricted supplies from producing regions mainly attributed the rise in rice basmati prices.
They said increased offtake by flour mills helped wheat prices rising.
In the national capital, rice basmati Pusa-1121 variety edged up to Rs 4,250-5,000 from previous level of Rs 4,250-4,900 per quintal.
Wheat dara (for mills) also inched up by Rs 10 to Rs 1,705-1,710 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by Rs 10 to Rs 1,710-1,720 per 90 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,000-2,600, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,705-1,710, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,710-1,720, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 880-890 (50 kg), Maida Rs 940-945 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 975-980 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati common new Rs 5,300-5,400, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,250-5,000, Permal raw Rs 1,900-1.950, Permal wand Rs 2,125-2,175, Sela Rs 2,400-2,500 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,700-1,720, Bajra Rs 1,415-1,420, Jowar yellow Rs 1,650-1,750, white Rs 3,150-3,250, Maize Rs 1,675-1,680, Barley Rs 1,455-1,465.
