Rice basmati, bajra rise on fresh buying

Rice basmati and bajra prices rose up to Rs 50 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on fresh buying by stockists. Marketmen said fresh buying by stockists on expectations of pick up in demand mainly led to a rise in wholesale rice basmati prices.

Meanwhile, the state-owned trading firm PEC has invited bids for the purchase of 25,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice from the domestic market for export to Bangladesh. In the rice section, basmati common prices gained Rs 50 to Rs 5,250-5,350 per quintal.

Non-basmati rice IR-8 variety also traded higher by Rs 25 to Rs 1,575-1,600 per quintal. Bajra also gained Rs 10 to Rs 945-955 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 1,750-1,850, wheat dara (for mills) 1,235-1,240 chakki atta (delivery) 1,240-1,245, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 630- 650 (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 5,250-5,350, 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-8-1,575-1,600, Bajra 945-955, Jowar yellow 1450-1,525, white 2,250-2,300, Maize 975-985, Barley (UP) 1050-1070 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090