Wheat prices recovered by Rs 20 per quintal in lacklustre trade at the wholesale grains market today in the national capital on tight supplies from producing belts against pick-up in demand from flour mills.
However, other grains including rice basmati moved in a narrow range in limited deals on scattered enquiries and settled around previous levels.
Traders said besides tight supplies in the market from producing belts, pick-up in flour mills demand mainly led to the recovery in wheat prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) rose by Rs 20 to Rs 1,490-1,495 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and edged up by a similar margin to Rs 1,520-1,525 per 90 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) 2,300-2,650, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,490-1,495, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,520-1,525, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 820-830 (50 kg), Maida 840-850 (50 kg) and Sooji 940-950 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 5,000-5,200, Rice Pusa (1121) 4,000-5,000, Permal raw 1,750-1,800, Permal wand 1,900-1,925, Sela 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 1,600-1,625, Bajra 1,235-1,240, Jowar yellow 1,490-1,500, white 2,550-2,650, Maize 1,270-1,275, Barley 1,305-1,310.
