In thin trading, makhana prices traded marginally higher by Rs 5 per kg in the wholesale kirana market today on mild demand from retailers. Elsewhere, other spices continued to trade in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.
Traders said scattered demand from retailers helped makhana prices to improve marginally.
In the national capital, makhana gained Rs 5 to Rs 275-305 per kg.
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 275-305
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 145 Jeera common Rs 15,600-15,900 Jeera best Rs 17,900-18,100
