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Red chilli, turmeric fall on sluggish demand

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Red chilli and turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today in view of sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks position.

Red chilli and turmeric prices declined by Rs 100 each to settle at Rs 5,000-11,000 and Rs 7,300-10,000 per quintal, respectively.

Marketmen said subdued demand from retailers and stockists against increased arrivals from producing belts, mainly pulled down red chilli and turmeric prices.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs):

Ajwain (per kg) 110-160, black pepper (per kg) 525-710, betel-nut (kg) 260-300, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 680-700 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 750-1,050, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 950-1,050, cardamom (colour robin) 830-850, cardamom bold 850-870, cardamom extra (bold) 990-1,000, cloves 560-670, chirounji (kg) Rs 550-700, cinnamon (kg) Rs 150-155, coriander (qntl) Rs 5,800-12,000, dry mango (qntl) Rs 5,000-13,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 10,500-16,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 7,500-7,800, mace-Red (kg) Rs 650-840, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 920-940, methi (qntl) Rs 6,500-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 360-410, nutmeg (kg) Rs 430-440, poppyseed (Turkey) Rs 370-400 kg, poppyseed (U.P) Rs 340-360 kg, poppyseed (MP-RAJ) Rs 370- 390 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 5,000-11,000, saffron Irani Rs (per gram) 120-130, saffron Kashmiri Rs (per gram) 150-160, saunf (qntl) Rs 8,000-14,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 7,300-10,000, tamarind (qntl) Rs 4,200-5,100, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 6,500-8,000, tea (kg) Rs 110-290, watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 140-150, jeera common (qntl) Rs 19,300-19,400 and jeera best (qntl) Rs 21,500-22,000.

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First Published: Jul 04 2017 | 3:02 PM IST

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