Black pepper and jeera prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal each in the national capital today, due to weak local and export demand at existing higher prices.
Black pepper fell by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 19,400-19,500 per quintal.
Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also declined to Rs 12,300-12,500 and Rs 13,700-14,200 against previous closing of Rs 12,400-12,600 and Rs 13,800-14,300 per quintal.
Marketmen said reduced offtake by stockists and exporters at existing higher levels, mainly pulled down the select spice prices.
They said sufficient stocks position against increased arrivals from producing belts further influenced the trading sentiment.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 13,500-19,000, black pepper common 19,400-19,500 betelnut (kg) 98-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 715-725 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 825-900
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 915-1,030, cardamom (colour robin) 1,020-1,030, cardamom bold 1,040-1,050, cardamom extra (bold) 1,170-1,190 and cloves (kg) 280-340
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 380-410 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,200-8,600 Dry ginger Rs 21,000-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,700-10,700 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,120-1,300 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,480-1,500 Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,800
Makhana (per kg) Rs 150-220 Nutmeg Rs 520-555 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 230 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 230-280 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 210 Red chillies Rs 4,800-9,500 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,05,000-1,15,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,40,000-1,55,000
Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 15,900-18,800 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-200 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 170 Jeera common Rs 12,300-12,500 Jeera best Rs 13,700-14,200
