Pepper, turmeric fall on subdued demand

Black pepper and turmeric prices fell upto Rs 300 per quintal in the national capital today owing to weak local and export demand at existing higher prices.

Adequate stocks followed by increased arrivals from producing belts also weighed on the prices. Black pepper fell by Rs 300 to settle at Rs 22,200-22,400 per quintal on poor export demand.

Turmeric prices also declined to Rs 16,000-19,500, against previous closing of Rs 16,200-19,700 per quintal. Marketmen said sufficient stocks followed by increased arrivals from producing belts pulled down pepper and turmeric prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

They said, reports of higher acreage and sluggish domestic and overseas enquiries also put pressure on the spices.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 14,000-19,000, black pepper common 22,200-22,400, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 740-750 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 825-950

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,250-1,400, cardamom (colour robin) 1,540-1,560, cardamom bold 1,580-1,600, cardamom extra (bold) 1,680-1,700 and cloves (kg) 370-400

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 410-450 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,100-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 22,000-25,500 Kalaunji Rs 10,000-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,180-1,300 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,440-1,525 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana (per kg) Rs 120-160

Nutmeg Rs 520-550 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 205 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 205-255 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 185 Red chillies Rs 5,100-9,100 Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) Rs 350-400 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,05,000-1,15,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,45,000-1,62,000

Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-15,000 Turmeric Rs 16,000-19,500 Tamarind Rs 2,250-2,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 60-175 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 235 Jeera common Rs 14,000-14,200 Jeera best Rs 15,000-15,600