Chilli, jeera rise on fresh buying
Red chilli and jeera prices rose Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying by stockists as well as exporters amid low stocks.
Restricted arrivals from producing belts also supported the uptrend. Red chilli prices rose by Rs 100 to Rs 6,500-11,100 per quintal on increased demand from Bangladesh.
Jeera common and jeera best quality also increased by Rs 100 to finish at Rs 13,500-13,700 and Rs 15,100-15,600 per quintal, respectively on reports of crop damage in Dhangradha area of Gujarat.
Traders said fresh buying support from retailers and stockists due to rising domestic and export demand and firming trend at futures market mainly pushed up chilli and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.
Following are today's quotations (per quintal):
Ajwain 12,500-19,000, black pepper common 23,100-23,200 betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,110-1,125 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,210-1,360
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,310--1,360, cardamom (colour robin) 1,370-1,400, cardamom bold 1,400-1,420, cardamom extra (bold) 1,500-1,520 and cloves (kg) 340-400 Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 500-530 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 7,000-9,500 Dhania Rs 5,500-10,000
Dry ginger Rs 20,000-24,500 Kalaunji Rs 11,500-12,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,800-1,950 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,800-1,950 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana ( kg) Rs 270-380 Nutmeg Rs 710-720 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 215 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 215-265 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 200 Red chillies Rs 6,500-11,100
Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 17,300-19,300 Tamarind Rs 2,300-2,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-7,000 Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 140 Jeera common Rs 13,500-13,700 Jeera best Rs 15,100-15,600