Non-basmati rice up on retailers demand

In restricted activity, non-basmati rice prices rose by Rs 25 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on pick up in retailers demand. Elsewhere, the grain prices continued to move in a narrow range in the absence of buying support and settled around previous levels.

Marketmen said pick up in demand from retailers led to a rise in wholesale non-basmati rice prices. In the rice section, rice permal raw and sela prices gained Rs 25 each to Rs 1,750-1,800 and Rs 2,050-2,100 per quintal, respectively. 

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,750-1,850, wheat dara (for mills) 1,240-1,245 chakki atta (delivery) 1,245-1,250, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 640- 660 (50 kg), Maida 750-780 (50 kilos) and Sooji 800-820 (50 kg)

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,200-5,300, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,550-5,050, Permal raw 1,750-1,800, Permal wand 1,825-1,975, Sela 2,050-2,100 and Rice IR-8-1,550-1,575, Bajra 935-945, Jowar yellow 1,450-1,525, white 2,250-2,300, Maize 975-985, Barley (UP) 1,040-1,060 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090