Cardamom small, cloves up on fresh demand

Cardamom small and cloves prices gained Rs 10 per kg in the national capital today on fresh demand from stockists and retailers.

However, other spices moved in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.  

Market analysts said fresh demand from stockists and retailers mainly helped cardamom small and cloves prices to trade marginally higher.

In the national capital, cardamom small chitridar, cardamom colour robin and cardamom bold varieties gained Rs 10 each to Rs 600-630, Rs 610-640 and Rs 630-660 per kg, respectively. 

Cloves were also seen in demand and edged up by Rs 10 to Rs 660-720 per kg.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 27,700-27,900, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 880-900, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,010-1,140

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 600-630, cardamom (colour robin) 610-640, cardamom bold 630-660, cardamom extra (bold) 890-920 and cloves (kg) 660-720

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 600-700 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,000-10,500 Dhania Rs 5,800-10,500 Dry ginger Rs 15,000-21,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,000-9,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,400-1,600 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,750-1,800

Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,000 Makhana (kg) Rs 300-350 Nutmeg Rs 710-730 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 145 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 155-210 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 160 Red chillies Rs 8,900-12,900

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,35,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-13,500 Turmeric Rs 8,100-14,100 Tamarind Rs 3,700-3,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,500 Tea (kg) Rs 70-220

Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 120 Jeera common Rs 13,800-14,100 Jeera best Rs 16,000-16,100