Wheat prices gained Rs 5 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale grains market today on scattered demand from flour mills.
Other grains, including rice, continued to trade in a tight range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said mild demand from flour mills led to the rise in wheat prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) rose by Rs 5 to Rs 1,660-1,665 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and edged up by the same margin to Rs 1,665-1,670 per 90 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,270-2,670, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,660-1,665, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,665-1,670, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill Rs 860-870 (50 kg), Maida 920-930 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,000-1,010 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 5,600-6,200, Rice Pusa (1121) 4,800-6,000, Permal raw 1,750-1,800, Permal wand 1,875-1,900, Sela 2,450-2,500 and Rice IR-8 1,575-1,625, Bajra 1,200-1,210, Jowar yellow 1,480-1,500, white 2,500-2,600, Maize 1,425-1,430, Barley 1,620-1,630.
