Continuing its rising streak for the fourth straight day, wheat prices gained another Rs 10 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to increased offtake by flour mills against restricted supplies.
Traders said besides increased offtake by flour mills, tight stocks position on decline arrivals from producing belts mainly attributed rise in wheat prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) rose by Rs 10 to Rs 1,775-1,780 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,780-1,785 per 90 kg.
Sooji also moved up by Rs 15 to Rs 1,050-1,065 per 50 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,360-2,600, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,775-1,780, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,780-1,785, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 275, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 275, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,050-1,065 (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 5,900-6,100, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,850-5,800, Permal raw Rs 1,975-2,025, Permal wand Rs 2,150-2,225, Sela Rs 2,800-2,900 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,840-1,850, Bajra Rs 1,630-1,635, Jowar yellow Rs 1,850-1,950, white Rs 3,500-3,600, Maize Rs 1,500-1,510, Barley Rs 1,640-1,645.
