Black pepper and turmeric prices rose up to Rs 300 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists as well as exporters. Black pepper prices rose by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 20,500 -20,700 per quintal.
Turmeric prices also traded higher at Rs 15,800-19,100, against the previous closing of Rs 15,600-18,800 per quintal.
Traders said sentiment turned better on rising domestic and exports demand and a firming trend at futures market, pushed up pepper and jeera prices in the wholesale kirana market here.
They said fall in supplies, as farmers held back their produce in anticipation of higher prices, too influenced the trading sentiment.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 14,000-19,000, black pepper common 20,500-20,700, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 750-760 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 840-930
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Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,225-1,370, cardamom (colour robin) 1,370-1,380, cardamom bold 1,400-1,475, cardamom extra (bold) 1,580-1,600 and cloves (kg) 325-400.
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 410-450 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,400-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 22,000-25,500 Kalaunji Rs 10,000-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1150-1300 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1550-1650 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana (per kg) Rs 120-160
Nutmeg Rs 530-570 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 195 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 195-245 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 4,800-8,800 Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) Rs 350-400 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,20,000-1,30,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,55,000-1,70,000
Soanf-bold Rs 9,500-15,000 Turmeric Rs 15,800-19,100 Tamarind Rs 2,250-2,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-175 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 230 Jeera common Rs 13,900-14,200 Jeera best Rs 15,000-15,500