Wheat inches up on fresh buying

Wheat prices inched up by Rs 5 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on fresh enquiries.

However, other grains including rice moved in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.

Marketmen said fresh enquiries from stockists and flour mills helped wheat prices to trade higher.

Meanwhile, the government raised wheat MSP by Rs 65 per quintal to Rs 1,350 per quintal.

In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) traded higher by Rs 5 to Rs 1,595-1,600 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and went up by Rs 20 to Rs 1,600-1,605 per 90 kg.

The following are today's quotations per quintal (In Rs):

Wheat MP (deshi) 2,050-2,250

Wheat dara (for mills) 1,595-1,600

Chakki atta (delivery) 1,600-1,605

Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 210

Shakti bhog (10 kg) 210, Roller flour mill 840-850 (50 kg)

Maida 880-890 (50 kg) and Sooji 930-950 (50kg)

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,500

Shri Lal Mahal 9,500

Super Basmati Rice 9,000

Basmati common new 6,400-6,500

Rice Pusa-(1121) new 5,800-6,300

Permal raw 2,000-2,100

Permal wand 2,200-2,250

Sela 2,400-2,450 and Rice IR-8 1,550-1,650

Bajra 1,340-1,345

Jowar yellow 1,400-1,410

white 2,200-2,400

Maize 1,470-1,520

Barley 1,440-1,450

Rajasthan 1,080-1,090