The wholesale grains market depicted a better trend today as barley and bajra prices went up by up to Rs 30 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to increased offtake by consuming industries.
However, other grains including rice basmati traded in a tight range in scattered support and settled around previous levels.
Traders said pick up in demand from consuming industries amid restricted supplies from producing belts mainly led to the rise in barley prices.
In the national capital,barley rose by Rs 30 to Rs 1,330-1,340 per quintal. Bajra also traded higher by Rs 10 to Rs 1,600-1,605 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,010-2,615, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,645-1,650, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,650-1,655, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 230, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 230, Roller flour mill Rs 855-865 (50 kg), Maida Rs 940-950 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,010-1,025 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati common new Rs 5,500-5,600, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,250-5,200, Permal raw Rs 1,850-1,900, Permal wand Rs 2,050-2,100, Sela Rs 2,200-2,300 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,600-1,620, Bajra Rs 1,600-1,605, Jowar yellow Rs 1,800-1,900, white Rs 3,400-3,500, Maize Rs 1,700-1,710, Barley Rs 1,330-1,340.
