Non-basmati rice edges up on increased demand

Non-basmati rice prices firmed up by upto Rs 50 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to increased demand from retailers.

However, other grains remained steady in thin trade.

Traders said increased demand from retailers against restricted supplies from producing regions mainly helped non-basmati rice prices to trade higher.

In the national capital, non-basmati rice, permal raw, wand and IR-8 settled higher at Rs 2,300-2,350, Rs 2,450-2,500 and Rs 2050-2100 from previous levels of Rs 2,275-2,300, Rs 2,400-2,450 and Rs 2,025-2,050 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):

Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,350-2,650, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,840-1,850, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,900-1,930, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 260, Roller flour mill Rs 1,000-1,010 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,100-1,110 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,250-1,260 (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 7,800-7,900, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,350-7,800, Permal raw Rs 2,300-2,350, Permal wand Rs 2,450-2,500, Sela Rs 3,100-3,200 and Rice IR-8 Rs 2,050-2,100, Bajra Rs 1,410-1,420, Jowar yellow Rs 1650-1700, white Rs 3,350-3,550, Maize Rs 1,540-1,550, Barley Rs 1,500-1,520.