Rice prices witnessed a mixed trend. PR11 (Sela) and Pusa 1121 went up while all the other aromatic and non basmati rice varieties ruled flat on previous levels.
On Wednesday, Pusa-1121 (steam) rose marginally by Rs 30 and sold at Rs 4,950-5,220 a quintal, Pusa-1121 (sela) at Rs 3,950-3,985 and Pusa-1121 (raw) ruled at Rs 4,395.
Equal demand and supply kept prices of almost all varieties firm, good quality stocks lifted the Pusa-1121 variety while some buying pushed PR11 (sela) upwards, said market sources.
The demand of brokens is good in domestic market and prices may continue to rule firm, said Mr Amit Chandna.
For the brokens of Pusa 1121, Tibar sold at Rs 3,100-3,350, Dubar Rs 2,600-2,660 and Mongra Rs 1,900-2,150 a quintal.
Duplicate basmati quoted at Rs 3,430 a quintal; pure basmati (raw) Rs 5,850-5,870 and sela around Rs 3,940 a quintal.
After witnessing a downtrend earlier this week, sharbati varieties remained unchanged. Sharbati (steam) ruled at Rs 2,850 while sela was at Rs 2,730 a quintal.
Among the Sharbati brokens, Tibar quoted at Rs 2,350-2,500, Dubar Rs 2,100-2,240 and Mongra Rs 1,730-1,750.
PR11 (sela) went up Rs 25 and sold at Rs 2,000-2,275 and PR-11(raw) Rs 1,925-2,150 a quintal.
Permal (sela) continued to rule firm at Rs 1,750-1,900 while raw sold at Rs 1,900-2,035 a quintal.
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