Wheat prices rose by Rs 15 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to increased offtake by flour mills.
However, other grains including rice basmati traded in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said increased offtake by flour mills mainly kept wheat the prices higher.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) advanced by Rs 15 to Rs 1,655-1,660 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,660-1,665 per 90 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 1,850-2,100, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,655-1,660, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,660-1,665, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 265, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 265, Roller flour mill Rs 850-860 (50 kg), Maida Rs 930-950 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 980-990 (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 5,400-5,500, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,350-5,200, Permal raw Rs 1,900-1,950, Permal wand Rs 2,075-2,125, Sela Rs 2,400-2,500 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,775-1,800, Bajra Rs 1,600-1,605, Jowar yellow Rs 1,800-1,900, white Rs 3,400-3,500, Maize Rs 1,450-1,460, Barley Rs 1,610-1,615.
