New Delhi. Of course, the central government has a good stock of rice and paddy, but due to the improvement in the export demand of Indian rice, good purchase of paddy has started by millers and exporters in the markets. Anyway, government agencies do not buy Basmati rice in open markets because no minimum support price is fixed for it. The purchase period crop of general category paddy has already arrived and now the supply of new goods of Rabi period paddy has started in some states. Its government purchase has also started.

On the other hand, in Bundi Mandi of Rajasthan, an average daily arrival of 6 to 12 thousand bags of rice was seen and there an improvement of 50-75 rupees per quintal was seen in the prices. In Kota also, the price of some varieties of rice was up by 100 rupees while the daily arrival there was between 3 to 6 thousand bags. In Gondia, Maharashtra, 3000 bags of rice arrived daily but prices remained stable.

As far as rice is concerned, there was a good demand from exporters for 1121 Sela rice in Amritsar, due to which its price increased by 200 rupees to 8100/8200 rupees per quintal. There was good business in other categories and varieties of rice as well, due to which its price increased by 50 to 250 rupees per quintal. The export performance of Basmati rice is going well this year as well as last year.