Turmeric and jeera prices rose up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists, driven by rising domestic and export demand amid fall in supplies.
Turmeric prices rose by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 13,400-17,400 per quintal.
Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also increased by Rs 200 each to settle at Rs 15,300-15,500 and Rs 17,000-17,800 per quintal, respectively.
Traders said increased buying by stockists on the back of pick up in domestic and export demand against fall in supplies from producing belts, mainly pushed up turmeric and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Ajwain 16,000-21,000, black pepper common 23,100-23,300, betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,000-1,010, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,300
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,000-1,020, cardamom (colour robin) 980-1,010, cardamom bold 1,000-1,030, cardamom extra (bold) 1,100-1,200 and cloves (kg) 330-430
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 420-450 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 7,000-9,500 Dhania Rs 5,500-9,500 Dry ginger Rs 17,500-21,500 Kalaunji Rs 10,800-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,700-1,850 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,600-1,750 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana (kg) Rs 250-360
Nutmeg Rs 680-700 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 180 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 180-230 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 165 Red chillies Rs 6,900-12,400 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 10,000-16,000
Turmeric Rs 13,400-17,400 Tamarind Rs 2,300-2,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-7,000 Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 160 Jeera common Rs 15,300-15,500 Jeera best Rs 17,000-17,800
