Black pepper and jeera prices fell up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today owing to weak local and export demand at existing higher prices.
Black pepper prices fell by Rs 200 to settle at Rs 22,100-22,200 per quintal.
Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded lower at Rs 13,100-13,300 and Rs 14,200-14,600 against previous closing of Rs 13,200-13,400 per quintal, respectively.
Marketmen said reduced offtake by stockists and exporters pulled down the pepper and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 16,000-19,500, black pepper common 22,100-22,200 betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 960-970 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,080-1,225
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 980-1030, cardamom (colour robin) 1,150-1,160, cardamom bold 1,170-1,185, cardamom extra (bold) 1,240-1,260 and cloves (kg) 340-410
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 400-440 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,500-8,800 Dry ginger Rs 22,500-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 11,000-12,000 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,650-1,900 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,750-1,900
Methiseed Rs 3,400-4,000 Makhana (kg) Rs 260-360 Nutmeg Rs 650-700 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 235 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 235-285 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 220 Red chillies Rs 6,100-11,300
Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,500-14,000 Turmeric Rs 17,800-21,100 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,700 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-6,000
Tea (kg) Rs 85-220 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 150 Jeera common Rs 13,100-13,300 Jeera best Rs 14,200-14,600
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