Traders said besides rising demand, restricted arrivals from producing regions led to the rise in cardamom prices.
In the national capital, cardamom small (Chitridar), (colour robin, bold and (extra bold ) were up by Rs 10 each to Rs 700-750, Rs 680-740, Rs 730-750 and Rs 900-950 per kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations per quintal:
Ajwain (per kg) 15,500-20,000, black pepper (per kg) 750-900, betel-nut (kg) 180-200, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,400-1,460 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,500-1,640.