Wheat, rice basmati strengthen on increased buying

Wheat and rice basmati prices strengthened up to Rs 100 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on increased buying by flour mills and stockists.
However, other grains traded in a tight range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said increased buying by flour mills and stockists mainly strengthened wheat and rice basmati prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) added another Rs 5 to Rs 1,640-1,645 per quintal, while atta chakki delivery enquired higher by the same margin to Rs 1,645-1,650 per 90 kg.
In the rice section, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety also moved up by Rs 100 each to Rs 8,700-9,000 and Rs 8,100-8,700 per quintal respectively.

The following were today's quotations per quintal:
Wheat MP (deshi) 2,070-2,270, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,640-1,645, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,645-1,650 Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 870-890 (50 kg), Maida 930-950 (50 kg) and Sooji 970-990 (50kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice, 9,500, Basmati common new 8,700-9,000, Rice Pusa-(1121) new 8,100-8,700, 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 1,270-1,275, Jowar yellow 1,450-1,500, white 2,350-2,550, Maize 1,400-1,405, Barley 1,430-1,440, Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.