Rice basmati up on retailers demand

Basmati rice prices moved up by Rs 100 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale grains market today due to increased retailers demand.

Elsewhere, other grains including wheat, continued to trade in a tight range on restricted buying and closed at previous levels.

Traders said scattered demand from retailers helped rice basmati prices to trade higher.

In the national capital, rice basmati Pusa-1121 variety rose by Rs 100 to Rs 4,100-5,100 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,710-1,860, wheat dara (for mills) 1,315-1,320 chakki atta (delivery) 1,320-1,325, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 680-700 (50 kg), Maida 790-820 (50 kg) and Sooji 820-840 (50 kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,500, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,400-5,500, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,100-5,100, Permal raw 1,850-1,900, Permal wand 2,050-2,150, Sela 2,100-2,175 and Rice IR-8 1,750-1,775, Bajra 860-870, Jowar yellow 925-1025, white 1,775-1,825, Maize 1,265-1,275, Barley (UP) 1,310-1,330 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.