Black pepper and jeera prices fell by Rs 300 per quintal in the national capital today owing to sluggish demand. Lower advices from producing belts and weaking trend in futures markets also kept pressure on the prices.
Black pepper prices fell by Rs 300 to conclude at Rs 20,500-20,700 per quintal. Jeera common and jeera best quality also declined by Rs 300 to conclude at Rs 13,400-13,700 and Rs 14,600-15,100 per quintal, respectively.
Marketmen said reduced offtake by local parties and stockists and weakening trend in futures markets, pulled down black pepper and jeera prices in the wholesale kirana market here.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 14,000-19,500, black pepper common 20,500-20,700, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 700-725 and cardamom brown -Kanchicut (kg) 800-900
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,220-1,320, cardamom (colour robin) 1,310-1,320, cardamom bold 1,330-1,340, cardamom extra (bold) 1,520-1,540 and cloves (kg) 315-380
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 410-450 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,000-8,800 Dry ginger Rs 20,500-25,000 Kalaunji Rs 10,000-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1140-1350
Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1530-1600 Methiseed Rs 3,100-4,100 Makhana (per kg) Rs 140-200 Nutmeg Rs 520-560 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 230 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 230-280 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 210 Red chillies Rs 4,800-8,800
Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) Rs 350-400 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,20,000-1,30,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,55,000-1,70,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,500-15,000 Turmeric Rs 15,200-18,400
Tamarind Rs 2,250-2,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-175 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 145 Jeera common Rs 13,400-13,700 Jeera best Rs 14,600-15,100
