Rice basmati, wheat rise on stockists buying

Rice basmati and wheat prices firmed up on the wholesale grains market today on emergence of stockists and flour mills buying against restricted arrivals from producing regions.
Marketmen said stockists and flour mills buying against restricted arrivals from producing regions mainly led to rise in rice basmati and wheat prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 ended higher at Rs 8,900-9,200 and Rs 8,300-8,900 against last close of Rs 8,700-8,900 and Rs 8,000-8,500 per quintal, respectively.
Wheat dara (for mills) also rose by Rs 10 to Rs 1,660-1,665 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by the same margin to Rs 1,665-1,670 per 90 kg.

The following were today's quotations per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,070-2,270, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,660-1,665, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,665-1,670 Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 900-920 (50 kg), Maida 960-980 (50 kg) and Sooji 990-1,010 (50kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice, 9,500, Basmati common new 8,900-9,200, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 8,300-8,900, Permal raw 2,100-2,200, Permal wand 2,275-2,300, Sela 2,950-2,975 and Rice IR-8- 1,875-1,900, Bajra 1,300-1,305, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,450, white 2,300-2,500, Maize 1,405-1,410, Barley 1,400-1,410, Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.