Black pepper and jeera prices rose up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists as well as exporters. Black pepper prices rose by Rs 200 to settle at Rs 19,000-19,100 per quintal.
Jeera common and jeera best quality also edged higher by Rs 100 to finish at Rs 12,300-12,600 and Rs 13,600-14,100 per quintal.
Traders said market sentiment turned better after the rising domestic and exports demand with a firming trend at futures market, pushing up pepper and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.
They said fall in supplies as farmers held back their produce in anticipation of rise in prices, too influenced the trading sentiment.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 13,500-18,000, black pepper common 19,000-19,100, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 725-800 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 800-950
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Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 335-380 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,200-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 23,500-27,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,800-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 900-1100 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1250-1350 Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,000 Makhana (per kg) Rs 190-225 Nutmeg Rs 410-420
Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 195 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 195-245 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 5,000-9,000 Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) Rs 350-400 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,00,000-1,10,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,40,000-1,57,000
Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-15,000 Turmeric Rs 16,400-19,600 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 110-200 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 215 Jeera common Rs 12,300-12,600 Jeera best Rs 13,600-14,100