New Delhi, May 01: Wheat prices rose up to Rs 20 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on fresh buying from flour mills. However, rice basmati and jowar declined on sluggish demand against adequate stock positions.
Marketmen said, increased offtake by flour mills mainly helped wheat prices to trade higher. Meanwhile, the expectations of a normal monsoon and increased arrivals from producing regions restricted gains.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) rose by Rs 10 to Rs 1,125-1,130 and wheat deshi by Rs 20 to Rs 1,640- 1,740 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher Rs 10 to Rs 1,130-1,135 per 90 kg.
However, in the rice section, basmati common fell by Rs 100 to Rs 5,400-5,500 per quintal on sluggish demand. Jowar yellow too traded lower by Rs 20 to Rs 980-1,055 per quintal.
Following are today”s quotations in Rs per quintal: Wheat MP (deshi) 1,640-1,740, wheat dara (for mills) 1,125-1,130, chakki atta (delivery) 1,130-1,135, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 630- 650 (50 kg), Maida 640-670 (50 kilos) and Sooji 680-700 (50 kg). Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,400-5,500, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,700-5,200, Permal raw 1,725-1,775, Permal wand 1,825-1975, Sela 2,025-2,075 and Rice IR-8-1,550-1,575, Bajra 920-930, Jowar yellow 980-1,055, white 1,475-1,525, Maize 1,010-1,020, Barley (UP) 920-940 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090.
—PTI