Turmeric and jeera prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal each in the national capital today owing to weak local and export demand at existing higher prices.
Turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 15,600-18,500 per quintal.
Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also declined to Rs 12,600-12,800 and Rs 14,000-14,500 against previous closing of Rs 12,700-12,900 and Rs 14,100-14,600 per quintal.
Marketmen said reduced offtake by stockists and exporters at existing higher levels, mainly pulled down the select spice prices.
They said sufficient stocks against increased arrivals from producing belts further influenced the trading sentiment.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
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Ajwain 13,500-19,000, black pepper common 19,600-19,700 betelnut (kg) 98-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 690-715 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 790-900
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 800-900, cardamom (colour robin) 930-940, cardamom bold 950-960, cardamom extra (bold) 1,150-1,060 and cloves (kg) 280-340
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 380-410 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,300-8,800 Dry ginger Rs 21,000-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,700-10,700 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,200-1,380 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,500-1,520
Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,800 Makhana ( kg) Rs 185-300 Nutmeg Rs 540-570 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 225 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 225-275 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 205 Red chillies Rs 4,900-9,600
Saffron (kg), Irani Rs 95,000-1,00,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,15,000-1,30,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 15,600-18,500 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500, Tea (kg) Rs 65-200 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 165, Jeera common Rs 12,600-12,800 , Jeera best Rs 14,000-14,500