Turmeric, jeera down on subdued demand

Turmeric and jeera prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today owing to subdued demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.
A weakening trend in futures market also put pressure on the select spice prices.
Turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 to Rs 6,100-11,100 per quintal.
Jeera common and best quality also declined by Rs 100 each to conclude at Rs 10,800-11,000 and Rs 13,300-14,300 per quintal.
Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks, mainly pulled down turmeric and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.
Following were today's quotations per quintal:

Ajwain 13,500-18,500, black pepper (per kg) 565-700, betel-nut (kg) 180-200, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,000-1,210 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,250-1,400.
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 640-740, cardamom (colour robin) 590-690, cardamom bold 640-690, cardamom extra (bold) 790-890 and cloves (kg) 850-920.