Black pepper and jeera prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal each in the national capital today on the back of sluggish demand from retailers and stockists.
Black pepper fell by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 20,500- 20,600 per quintal. Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded lower at Rs 13,600-13,800 and Rs 14,800-15,300 per quintal, respectively.
The fall in pepper and jeera prices was mostly attributed to sluggish demand from retailers and stockists, traders said.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 13,500-19,000, black pepper common 20,500-20,600 betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 650-700 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 725-825
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,080-1,180, cardamom (colour robin) 1,080-1,090, cardamom bold 1,100-1,115, cardamom extra (bold) 1,380-1,400 and cloves (kg) 300-370
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 410-440 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,000-8,600 Dry ginger Rs 20,000-24,500 Kalaunji Rs 10,200-12,000 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,125-1,325 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,510-1,550 Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,900 Makhana (per kg) Rs 140-200
Nutmeg Rs 520-555 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 220 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 220-270 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 200 Red chillies Rs 4,800-8,800 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,20,000-1,30,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,55,000-1,70,000
Soanf-bold Rs 10,000-15,000 Turmeric Rs 13,900-17,200 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-190 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 135 Jeera common Rs 13,600-13,800 Jeera best Rs 14,800-15,300
