Wheat prices edged up by Rs 5 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to increased offtake by flour mills.
However, rice basmati eased on adequate stocks against muted demand from retailers.
Traders said better offtake by flour mills helped wheat prices to trade marginally higher.
They said however, sufficient stocks against sluggish demand from retailers kept pressure on the rice basmati prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) inched up by Rs 5 to Rs 1,705-1,710 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,710-1,720 per 90 kg.
On the other hand, rice basmati Pusa-1121 variety slipped to Rs 3,700-4,600 from previous level of Rs 3,750-4,650 per quintal.
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 4,900-5,000, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 3,700-4,600, 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 1,390-1,400, Jowar yellow Rs 1,700-1,800, white Rs 3,200-3,300, Maize Rs 1,620-1,625, Barley Rs 1,430-1,440.
