Rice basmati goes up on buying by stockist

Rice basmati prices rose by up to Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on increased buying by stockists.

However, wheat slipped on adequate stocks position.

Traders said increased buying by stockists against tight stocks position on fall in arrivals from producing belts pushed up rice basmati prices.

In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety went up by Rs 100 and Rs 200 to Rs 8,300- 8,400 and Rs 7,000-7,100 per quintal, respectively.

On the other hand, wheat dara (for mills) prices edged lower by Rs 10 to Rs 1,795-1,800 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 1,805-1,810 per 90 kg.
 

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

Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,080-2,280, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,795-1,800, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,805-1,810, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 960-970 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,050-1,060 (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 8,300-8,400, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 7,000-7,100, Permal raw Rs 2,325-2375, Permal wand Rs 2,375-2,425, Sela Rs 2,800-3,000 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,975-2,025, Bajra Rs 1,200-1,205, Jowar yellow Rs 1,375-1,425, white Rs 2,750-2,850, Maize Rs 1,340- 1,345, Barley Rs 1,480-1,490.