Chilli, turmeric rise on stockists buying

Red chilli and turmeric prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying by stockists and retailers.  

Restricted supplies from the producing regions and firming trend in the futures trade also supported the rise in prices. 

Red chilli prices rose by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 9,000-13,000 per quintal. Turmeric also traded higher at Rs 8,200-14,200 against previous closing of Rs 8,100-14,100 per quintal. 

Market analysts said increased buying activity driven by pick-up in domestic demand against fall in supplies from the producing belts mainly pushed up chilli and turmeric prices in the wholesale market here. 

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal: 

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

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar Rs 600-630, cardamom (colour robin) Rs 610-640, cardamom bold Rs 630-660, cardamom extra (bold) Rs 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 9,000-13,000

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 8,200-14,200 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