Turmeric and jeera prices fell by up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today owing to sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.
Lower demand and higher supplies in the domestic market also put pressure on the prices.
Turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 8,400-14,400 per quintal.
Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also declined by Rs 200 each to conclude at Rs 14,600-14,800 and Rs 16,800-16,900 per quintal.
Market analysts said sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid sufficient stocks mainly pulled down the turmeric and jeera prices in the wholesale kirana market here.
Following are today's quotations:
Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 27,300-27,500, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 920-980, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,225
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 600-630, cardamom (colour robin) 610-650, cardamom bold 630-680, cardamom extra (bold) 880-910 and cloves (kg) 750-825
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 570-670 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,000-10,500 Dhania Rs 5,500-10,000 Dry ginger Rs 15,000-21,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,000-9,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,400-1,525 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,750-1,825
Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,200 Makhana (kg) Rs 275-300 Nutmeg Rs 700-710 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 140 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 150-205 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 155 Red chillies Rs 9,400-13,100
Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,35,000 Soanf-bold Rs 8,600-13,600 Turmeric Rs 8,400-14,400 Tamarind Rs 3,600-3,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,500
Tea (kg) Rs 70-220 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 130 Jeera common Rs 14,600-14,800 Jeera best Rs 16,800-16,900
