Wheat moves up on increased offtake

In restricted activity, wheat prices rose by Rs 10 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today due to increased offtake by flour mills.

However, other grains moved in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.

Traders atrributed the rise in wheat prices to increased offtake by flour mills.

In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) rose by Rs 10 to Rs 1,920-1,930 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,965-1,980 per 90 kg.

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

Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,650-2,950, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,920-1930, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,965-1,980, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 280, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 280, Roller flour mill Rs 1,100-1,115 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,140-1,160 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,225-1,250 (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 6,500-6,600, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 5,050-6,200, Permal raw Rs 2,050-2,075, Permal wand Rs 2,150-2,200, Sela Rs 2,800-2,900 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,850-1,860, Bajra Rs 1,425-1,440, Jowar yellow Rs 1,750-1,800, white Rs 3,500-3,700, Maize Rs 1,550-1,570, Barley Rs 1,800-1,820.