Turmeric prices today declined by Rs 100 per quintal in the wholesale kirana market in the national capital due to reduced offtake by stockists.
However, other spices held steady in thin trade.
Marketmen said reduced offtake by stockists in view of easing demand against adequate stocks on increased arrivals from producing belts mainly weighed on turmeric prices.
Turmeric shed Rs 100 to Rs 8,400-11,200 per quintal.
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 900-1,000, cardamom (colour robin) 780-800, cardamom bold 800-820, cardamom extra (bold) 930-950, 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.
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