Pepper, turmeric weaken in mixed trade

Pepper and turmeric prices drifted by Rs 100 per quintal in the wholesale kirana market today on slack demand amid adequate stocks.  

Arrivals of fresh crop and subdued demand due to higher prices mainly led to the fall in pepper and turmeric prices, traders said. 

Black pepper common prices declined by Rs 100 to Rs 23,000-23,100 per quintal. Turmeric also traded in negative zone with a fall of Rs 100 to Rs 17,100-19,200 per quintal. 

Following are today's quotations (per quintal): 

Ajwain 12,500-19,000, black pepper common 23,000-23,100 betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,110-1,125 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,210-1,360

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,310--1,360, cardamom (colour robin) 1,370-1,400, cardamom bold 1,400-1,420, cardamom extra (bold) 1,500-1,520 and cloves (kg) 340-400

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 500-530 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 7,000-9,500 Dhania Rs 5,500-10,000 Dry ginger Rs 20,000-24,500 Kalaunji Rs 11,500-12,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,800-1,950 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,800-1,950 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana (kg) Rs 270-380

Nutmeg Rs 710-720 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 215 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 215-265 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 200 Red chillies Rs 6,500-11,100 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-14,000

Turmeric Rs 17,100-19,100 Tamarind Rs 2,300-2,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-7,000 Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 140 Jeera common Rs 13,400-13,600 Jeera best Rs 15,000-15,500