Cardamom small edges up on scattered demand

Cardamom small variety prices edged up by Rs 5 per kg at the wholesale kirana market in the national capital today due to mild demand from retailers.

However, other spices held steady in thin trade.

Marketmen said, scattered demand from retailers led to rise in cardamom small prices.

Cardamom small varieties such as chitridar, colour robin, bold and extra-bold were up by Rs 5 each to Rs 905-1005, Rs 785-805, Rs 805-825 and Rs 935-955 per kg, respectively.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs):

Ajwain (per kg) 100-145, black pepper (per kg) 350-510, betel-nut (kg) 250-280, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 590-610 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 640-940, cardamom small (kg)-chitridar 905-1,005, cardamom (colour robin) 785-805, cardamom bold 805-825, cardamom extra (bold) 935-955, cloves 540-610, chirounji (kg) Rs 550-700, cinnamon (kg) Rs 170-175, coriander (qntl) Rs 6,000-12,200, dry mango (qntl) Rs 8,000-24,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 14,800-18,800, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 9,500-10,000, mace-Red (kg) Rs 850-1,050, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,110-1,130, methi (qntl) Rs 7,000-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 720-850, nutmeg (kg) Rs 420-430, poppy seed (Turkey) Rs 335, (China) Rs 340 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 5,900-14,900, saffron Irani Rs 80-90 (per gram), saffron Kashmiri Rs 100-120 (per gram), saunf (qntl) Rs 9,500-18,500, turmeric (qntl) Rs 8,400-11,200, tamarind (qntl) Rs 4,500-5,000, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 9,000-10,000, tea (kg) Rs 95-285, watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 130-140, jeera-new common (qntl) Rs 16,400-16,500 and jeera-new best (qntl) Rs 18,400-18,900.