Prices of aromatic varieties increased further by Rs 300-400 a quintal on good demand, while a few non-basmati varieties too went up on domestic buying on Monday.

Frantic buying by retailers mainly pushed prices up, said Mr Amit Kumar, proprietor of Ginni Rice. In the physical market, Pusa-1121 (steam) increased by Rs 350 and quoted at Rs 6,900-7,000 a quintal, while Pusa-1121 (sela) sold at Rs 6,000 (up Rs 400).Pure Basmati (raw) went up by Rs 300 and quoted at Rs 6,980, while pure basmati (sela) ruled around at Rs 5,850 (up Rs 400). Tibar sold at Rs 3,650, Dubar was at Rs 2,800-3,050 and Mongra at Rs 2,100-2,350 a quintal.Sharbati (steam) improved by Rs 100 and quoted at Rs 3,900-4,000 a quintal while Sharbati (sela) sold at Rs 3,800-3,850 a quintal, up Rs 225.PR-11 (sela) went up by Rs 50 at Rs 2,900 a quintal, while PR-11 (Raw) was at Rs 2,700. Permal (raw) increased by Rs 50 and sold at Rs 2,000-2,300 while Permal (sela) went for Rs 1,900-2,270, up Rs 70.

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