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Chilli, jeera up on stockists buying

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Red chilli and jeera prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying support from retailers and stockists amid low stocks due to fall in supplies from producing belts. 

Red chilli prices rose by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 6,600-12,300 per quintal.

Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also rose by Rs 100 each to settle at Rs 15,100-15,200 and Rs 17,100-17,600 per quintal, respectively. 

Traders said fresh buying support from retailers and stockists against fall in supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up chilli and jeera prices in the wholesale kirana market here.

 

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Ajwain 16,000-22,000, black pepper common 23,800-24,000, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,000-1,010, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,250

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 900-970, cardamom (colour robin) 940-970, cardamom bold 955-965, cardamom extra (bold) 1,150-1,160 and cloves (kg) 500-525

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 400-440 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 7,200-9,500 Dhania Rs 5,300-9,500 Dry ginger Rs 16,700-20,500 Kalaunji Rs 11,200-12,200 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,625-1,700

Methiseed Rs 3,100-4,200 Makhana (kg) Rs 230-240 Nutmeg Rs 680-700 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 180 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 180-230 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 165 Red chillies Rs 6,600-12,300

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 60,000-70,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 90,000-1,15,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,500-14,000 Turmeric Rs 11,500-16,000 Tamarind Rs 2,800-3,100 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,500-7,500

Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 145 Jeera common Rs 15,100-15,200 Jeera best Rs 17,100-17,600

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First Published: Mar 29 2011 | 3:59 PM IST

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