Cardamom prices fall on sluggish demand

Cardamom brown prices fell by Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today owing to easing demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.

Increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on the cardamom brown prices.

Cardamom brown-Jhundiwali and Kanchicut prices declined by Rs 10 each to conclude at Rs 690-710 and Rs 750-1,040 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks, mainly pulled down cardamom prices.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs):

Ajwain (per kg) 120-170, black pepper (per kg) 530-710, betel-nut (kg) 260-300, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 690-710 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 750-1,040, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 975-1,100, cardamom (colour robin) 830-850, cardamom bold 850-870,cardamom extra (bold) 970-980, cloves 560-675, chirounji (kg) Rs 600-750, cinnamon (kg) Rs 155-160, coriander (qntl) Rs 5,900-12,000, dry mango (qntl) Rs 4,500- 18,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 10,500-16,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 7,500-7,800, mace-Red (kg) Rs 700-840, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 940-960, methi (qntl) Rs 7,500-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 360- 410, nutmeg (kg) Rs 430-440, poppyseed (Turkey) Rs 380-410 kg, poppyseed (U.P) Rs 360-380 kg, poppyseed (MP-RAJ) Rs 390-420 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 5,000-11,000, saffron Irani Rs (per gram) 120-135, saffron Kashmiri Rs (per gram) 150-160, saunf (qntl) Rs 8,000-14,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 6,500-9,800, tamarind (qntl) Rs 4,000-5,100, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 6,500-8,000, tea (kg) Rs 110-290, watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 140-150, jeera common (qntl) Rs 19,000-19,300 and jeera best (qntl) Rs 21,500-22,000.