Black pepper and jeera prices firmed by Rs 200 per quintal each in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists due to domestic and export demand.
Fall in supplies from producing regions also supported the rise in prices. Black pepper prices rose by Rs 200 to settle at Rs 21,300-21,400 per quintal.
Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded higher at Rs 12,900-13,200 and Rs 14,000-14,500 per quintal, respectively.
Traders said increased buying by stockists on the back of pick up in domestic and export demand, mainly pushed up pepper and jeera prices on the wholesale market here.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 13,500-18,000, black pepper common 21,300-21,400 betelnut (kg) 98-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 700-725 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 800-920
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 850-950, cardamom (colour robin) 925-980, cardamom bold 930-990, cardamom extra (bold) 1050-1,100 and cloves (kg) 300-380
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 380-410 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,300-8,800 Dry ginger Rs 21,000-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,700-10,700 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,150-1,320 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,350-1,450
Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,800 Makhana ( kg) Rs 185-300 Nutmeg Rs 500-550 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 220 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 220-270 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 200 Red chillies Rs 5,100-9,800
Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 95,000-1,00,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,15,000-1,30,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-15,000 Turmeric Rs 15,500-18,200 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500
Tea (kg) Rs 80-215 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 165 Jeera common Rs 12,900-13,200 Jeera best Rs 14,000-14,500
