Rice basmati, wheat up on uptick in demand

Prices of rice basmati and wheat rose by up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on pick up in demand.
Traders said besides upsurge in demand, restricted supplies from producing belts, mainly attributed the rise in rice basmati and wheat prices.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa -1121 variety rose by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,700-7,800 and Rs 6,200-6,300 per quintal respectively.
Non-basmati rice permal, raw, wand, sela and IR-8 also settled higher at Rs 2,250-2,300, Rs 2,300-2,350, Rs 2,500- 2,700 and Rs 1,900-1,925 from previous levels of Rs 2,225- 2,275, Rs 2,275-2,325, Rs 2,400-2,600 and Rs 1,875-1,900 per quintal respectively in line with rice basmati trend.

Wheat MP(desi) and wheat dara (for mills) too edged higher by Rs 10 each to Rs 2,125-2,375 and Rs 1,835-1,840 per quintal respectively. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,840-1,845 per 90 kg.
Atta flour mills and maize traded higher by 10 each to Rs 9,80-9,90 and Rs 1,010-1,020 per 50 kg.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,125-2,375, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,835-1,840, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,840-1,845, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 980-990 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,00-1,020 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,060-1,080 (50 kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 7,700-7,800, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,200-6,300, Permal raw Rs 2,250-2,300, Permal wand Rs 2,300-2,350, Sela Rs 2,500-2,700 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,900-1,925, Bajra Rs 1,160-1,165, Jowar yellow Rs 1,350-1,400, white Rs 2,700-2,800, Maize Rs 1,300- 1,305, Barley Rs 1,500-1,510.