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Turmeric falls on subdued demand

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

In restricted activity, turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today due to fall in demand against adequate stocks position.

Marketmen said fall in demand at prevailing levels and adequate stocks position, pulled down the turmeric prices. They said, a weak trend in spices in futures trading was an additional factor behind the fall in prices.

Turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 to Rs 15,700-19,000 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 14,000-19,000, black pepper common 20,300-20,500, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 750-760 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 840-930

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,225-1,370, cardamom (colour robin) 1,370-1,380, cardamom bold 1,400-1,475, cardamom extra (bold) 1,580-1,600 and cloves (kg) 325-400

 

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 410-450 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,400-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 22,000-25,500 Kalaunji Rs 10,000-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1150-1300 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1550-1650 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200

Makhana (per kg) Rs 120-160 Nutmeg Rs 530-570 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 195 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 195-245 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 4,700-8,700 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 15,700-19,000 Tamarind Rs 2,250-2,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-175 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 230 Jeera common Rs 13,800-14,100 Jeera best Rs 14,900-15,400

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First Published: Aug 20 2010 | 4:41 PM IST

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