Jeera and pepper prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in the wholesale kirana market today on stockists buying following pick-up in demand, driven by ongoing festive season amid decline in arrivals.
Traders said fresh buying by stockists on the back of pick-up in demand for the ongoing festive season, mainly pushed up wholesale jeera and pepper prices.
In the national capital, jeera common and best quality rose by Rs 100 each to 15,600-15,900 and Rs 17,900-18,100, respectively, while black pepper common traded higher by the same margin to Rs 29,600-30,100 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations:
Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 29,600-30,100, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 980-1,070,and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,170-1,280
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 560-590, cardamom (colour robin) 590-620, cardamom bold 580-630, cardamom extra (bold) 850-880 and cloves (kg) 950-1,000
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 580-680 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,000-10,500 Dhania Rs 6,700-10,200 Dry ginger Rs 15,300-22,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,500-10,000 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,850-1,950 Methiseed Rs 3,300-4,600 Makhana (kg) Rs 270-300
Nutmeg Rs 750-800 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 175 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 175-225 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 170 Red chillies Rs 9,400-13,500 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,35,000 Soanf-bold Rs 8,500-13,500
Turmeric Rs 7,800-12,000 Tamarind Rs 3,600-3,800 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,500 Tea (kg) Rs 70-220 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 150 Jeera common Rs 15,600-15,900 Jeera best Rs 17,900-18,100
