Pepper, jeera rise on stockists buying

Black pepper and jeera rose up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists following pick up in exporters demand amid firm trend in futures trade.

Tight stocks position following fall in supplies from producing belts also influenced the prices. Black pepper prices rose by Rs 200 to conclude at Rs 22,700-22,800 per quintal.

Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also rose further by Rs 100 each to Rs 13,400-13,600 and Rs 14,700-15,200 per quintal.

Traders said increased buying by stockists following rising exporters demand, mainly pushed up pepper and jeera prices at the wholesale kirana market here.

They said fall in supplies from producing belts and firming trend in spices at futures market too aided trading sentiments to improve.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 16,000-19,500, black pepper common 22,700-22,800 betelnut (kg) 98-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 900-950 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 900-1,050

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,050-1,150, cardamom (colour robin) 1,000-1,100, cardamom bold 1,000--1,050, cardamom extra (bold) 1,150-1,180 and cloves (kg) 310-380

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 400-440 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,800-8,800 Dry ginger Rs 22,500-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,500-10,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,200-1,450 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,450-1,500

Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,800 Makhana (kg) Rs 185-300 Nutmeg Rs 540-560 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 225 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 225-275 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 205 Red chillies Rs 5,100-10,800

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,800-15,000 Turmeric Rs 18,700-21,700 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500

Tea (kg) Rs 80-215 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 170 Jeera common Rs 13,400-13,600 Jeera best Rs 14,700-15,200