Rice basmati prices advanced by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on increased offtake by stockists to meet rising demand from stockists and rice mills against tight supplies.
However, other grains remained steady in thin trade.
Traders said increased buying by stockists, driven by rising demand from stockists and rice mills against tight stocks position on fall supplies from producing belts mainly kept rice basmati prices higher.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa 1121 variety rose further by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,000-7,100 and Rs 5,750-5,800 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,350, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,760-1,765, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,765-1,770, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,030-1,040 (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 7,000-7,100, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 5,750-5,800, Permal raw Rs 2,200-2,225, Permal wand Rs 2,250-2,275, Sela Rs 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,850-1,875, Bajra Rs 1,180-1,185, Jowar yellow Rs 1,400-1,450, white Rs 2,800-2,900, Maize Rs 1,280-1,285, Barley Rs 1,430-1,440.
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