Cardamom brown prices firmed up by Rs 20 per kg at the wholesale kirana market today on emergence of stockists buying following pick up in demand from retailers.
However, other spices held steady in thin trade.
Marketmen said stockists buying on the back of pick up in demand from retailers against restricted supplies from producing regions mainly pushed up cardamom brown prices.
Cardamom brown-Jhundiwali and Kanchicut were up by Rs 20 each to Rs 1,370-1,390 and Rs 1,440-1,640 per kg respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs):
Ajwain (per kg) 175-240, black pepper (per kg) 720-860, betel-nut (kg) 260-330, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,370-1,390 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,440-1,640.
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 570-700, cardamom (colour robin) 570-580, cardamom bold 600-620, cardamom extra (bold) 700-720 and cloves 560-690.
Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 600-700
Coriander (qntl) Rs 7,100-13,600
Dry mango (qntl) Rs 10,000-22,000
Dry ginger (qntl)Rs 16,300-21,800
Kalaunji (qntl) Rs 23,300-23,800
Mace-Red (kg) Rs 750-1,030
Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,030-1,040
Methi (qntl) Rs 6,500-17,000
Makhana (kg) Rs 320-470
Nutmeg (kg) Rs 485-495
Poppyseed (kg Turkey) Rs 380-430
Poppyseed (kg China) Rs 370-420
Poppyseed (kg MP-RAJ) Rs 370-450
Red chillies (qntl) Rs 9,300-18,300
Saffron Irani Rs (per gram) 160-165
Saffron Kashmiri Rs (per gram) 185-195
Soanf-bold (qntl) Rs 11,000-18,000
Turmeric (qntl) Rs 9,500-13,000
Tamarind (qntl) Rs 3,000-3,500
Tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 4,000-9,000 Tea (kg) Rs 100-290
Watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 140
Jeera common (qntl) Rs 15,900-16,100
Jeera best (qntl) Rs 17,900-18,400.
