Wheat edges up on offtake by flour mills

Wheat prices were higher by Rs 5 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale grains market today due to increased offtake by flour mills.

Traders said increased offtake by flour mills amid pause in arrivals from producing belts mainly attributed the rise in wheat prices.

In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) inched up by Rs 5 to Rs 1,785-1,790 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and enquired higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,795-1,800 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 1,785-1,790 Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,795-1,800, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 955-965 (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 8,100-8,200, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,800-6,900, 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.