Jeera rises on increased buying

Barring a rise in jeera prices on stockists buying, other spices held steady at the wholesale kirana market in the national capital today.

Traders said stockists buying following pick up in demand from retailers against fall in supplies from producing belts, mainly attributed the rise in jeera prices.

Jeera common and best quality were up by Rs 100 each to Rs 20,000-20,100 and Rs 22,100-22,500 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs):

Ajwain (per kg) 110-160, black pepper (per kg) 500-700, betel-nut (kg) 260-300, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 640-660 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 710-930, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 1,000-1,100, cardamom (colour robin) 910-930, cardamom bold 970-990, cardamom extra (bold) 1,160-1,180, cloves 560-675, chirounji (kg) Rs 570-700, cinnamon (kg) Rs 150-155, coriander (qntl) Rs 5,600-11,800, dry mango (qntl) Rs 5,000-15,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 11,000-17,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 7,800-8,000, mace-Red (kg) Rs 650-820, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 920-940, methi (qntl) Rs 6,500-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 360-410, nutmeg (kg) Rs 430-440, poppyseed (China) Rs 390-410 kg, poppyseed (U.P) Rs 400-410 kg, poppyseed (MP-RAJ) Rs 425- 440 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 5,200-11,200, saffron Irani Rs (per gram) 120-130, saffron Kashmiri Rs (per gram) 150-160, saunf (qntl) Rs 7,500-14,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 9,100-11,900, tamarind (qntl) Rs 4,800-5,500, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 7,500-11,000, tea (kg) Rs 110-290, watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 150-155, jeera common (qntl) Rs 20,000-20,100 and jeera best (qntl) Rs 22,100-22,500.