Chilli, jeera prices up on fresh buying support

Red chilli and jeera prices rose up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists as well as exporters amid firming trend in futures trade.

Tight stocks following fall in supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices. Red chilli prices rose by Rs 200 to settle at Rs 6,900-12,100 per quintal.

Jeera common and jeera best quality also strengthened by Rs 100 each to Rs 13,700-13,900 and Rs 14,900-15,200 per quintal on encouraging advices from Unjha in Gujarat. 

Traders said increased buying by stockists following rising exporters demand, mainly pushed up chilli and jeera prices at the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):

Ajwain 16,000-19,500, black pepper common 22,900-23,000 betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,300-1,500 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,400-1,600

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,450--1,650, cardamom (colour robin) 1,550-1,600, cardamom bold 1,400-1,600, cardamom extra (bold) 1,650-1,700 and cloves (kg) 330-400

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 400-440 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 6,500-9,000 Dhania Rs 4,200-9,200 Dry ginger Rs 22,000-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 11,500-12,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,650-1,900 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,750-1,900

Methiseed Rs 3,200-3,900 Makhana ( kg) Rs 260-360 Nutmeg Rs 650-675 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 230 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 230-280 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 215 Red chillies Rs 6,900-12,100

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 10,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 17,900-20,900 Tamarind Rs 2,300-2,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-7,000

Tea (kg) Rs 85-220 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 140 Jeera common Rs 13,700-13,900 Jeera best Rs 14,900-15,200