Black pepper and jeera prices fell up to Rs 200 per quintal in the Capital today on sluggish demand from retailers and stockists.
Adequate stocks following increased arrivals from the producing belts also weighed on the prices.
Black pepper fell further by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 20,200-20,300 per quintal on reduced offtake by exporters.
Jeera common and jeera best quality also declined by Rs 200 each to settle at Rs 13,200-13,400 and Rs 14,200-14,900 per quintal, respectively.
Marketmen said sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks mainly pulled down pepper and jeera prices in the wholesale kirana market here.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 13,500-19,000, black pepper common 20,200-20,300 betelnut (kg) 86-107, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 730-750 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 825-975
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 920-1,040, cardamom (colour robin) 1,000-1,010, cardamom bold 1,030-1,040, cardamom extra (bold) 1,220-1,240 and cloves (kg) 285-350
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 415-445 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,100-8,700 Dry ginger Rs 20,000-25,000 Kalaunji Rs 10,200-12,200 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,125-1,325 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,500-1,550
Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,900 Makhana (per kg) Rs 150-220 Nutmeg Rs 520-555 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 240 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 240-290 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 240 Red chillies Rs 5,000-10,000
Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,20,000-1,30,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,55,000-1,70,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,800-15,000 Turmeric Rs 15,700-18,800 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550
Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-200 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 135 Jeera common Rs 13,200-13,400 Jeera best Rs 14,200-14,900
