Wheat prices advanced by Rs 20 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on increased offtake by flour mills amid tight arrivals from producing belts.
However, other grains including rice basmati held steady in thin trade.
Traders said increased offtake by flour mills in the face of restricted supplies from producing belts mainly kept wheat prices higher.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) rose further by Rs 20 to Rs 1,735-1,740 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,740-1,745 per 90 kg.
Atta flour mills, maida and sooji also enquired higher at Rs 930-940, Rs 990-1,000 and Rs 1,035-1,050 from previous levels of Rs 910-915, Rs 970-980 and Rs 1,000-1,020 per 50 kg respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,360-2,600, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,735-1,740, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,740-1,745, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 275, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 275, Roller flour mill Rs 930-940 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,035-1,050 (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 5,700-5,900, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,600-5,500, Permal raw Rs 1,925-1,975, Permal wand Rs 2,100-2,150, Sela Rs 2,600-2,700 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,800-1,825, Bajra Rs 1,630-1,635, Jowar yellow Rs 1,850-1,950, white Rs 3,500-3,600, Maize Rs 1,500-1,510, Barley Rs 1,640-1,645.
