Wheat prices recovered marginally by Rs 5 per quintal in lacklustre trade at the wholesale grains market today on scattered buying at prevailing levels.
However, other grains continued to move in a narrow range on little doing and settled around previous levels.
Traders said fresh buying flour mills and Food Corporation of India mainly led to the recovery in wheat prices.
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In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) recovered by Rs 5 to Rs 1,475-1,480 per quintal, while atta chakki delivery held steady at Rs 1,485-1,490 per 90 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) 2,150-2,530, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,475-1,480, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,485-1,490, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 830-840 (50 kg), Maida 870-880 (50 kg) and Sooji 980-1,000 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 5,900-6,100, Rice Pusa (1121) 4,700-5,900, Permal raw 1,700-1,775, Permal wand 1,850-1,900, Sela 2,350-2,400 and Rice IR-8 1,575-1,600, Bajra 1,225-1,230, Jowar yellow 1,490-1,500, white 2,550-2,650, Maize 1,525-1,530, Barley 1,140-1,145.
