Wheat moves up on tight supply

Wheat dara prices rose by Rs 10 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on restricted arrivals from producing belts against increased offtake by flour mills.

However, non-basmati rice slipped on increased arrivals, while barley went up.

Traders said fall in arrivals from producing regions amid increased offtake from flour mills to meet the ongoing festive and marriage season demand.

Wheat dara (for mills) gained Rs 10 to Rs 1,270-1,275 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and edged up by the same margin to Rs 1,275-1,280 per 90 kg.

In the rice section, permal raw, sela and IR-8 were down by Rs 50 each to Rs 1,905-1,955, Rs 2,205-2,255 and Rs 1,735- 1,760 per quintal. 

On the other hand, barley went up by Rs 50 to Rs 1,150- 1,170 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,650-1,750, wheat dara (for mills) 1,270-1,275 chakki atta (delivery) 1,275-1,280, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 675- 695 (50 kg), Maida 765-795 (50 kilos) and Sooji 885-905 (50 kg)

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,400, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,300-5,400, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,400-5,000, Permal raw 1,905-1,955, Permal wand 2,030-2,180

Sela 2,205-2,255 and Rice IR-8 1,735-1,760, Bajra 800-810, Jowar yellow 1,050-1,150, white 2,050-2,100, Maize 1,070-1,080, Barley (UP) 1,150-1,170 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090