Pepper, jeera fall on increased arrivals

Black pepper and jeera prices fell up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today due to higher arrivals in the domestic markets, amid weak local and export demand. 

Weak trends in futures trade and increased arrivals from producing belts also put pressure on the prices. Black pepper prices fell by Rs 200 to conclude at Rs 28,300-28,500 per quintal.   

Jeera common and jeera best quality also drifted by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 14,600-14,900 and Rs 16,800-16,900 per quintal, respectively. 

Market analysts said increased arrivals from producing belts against weak local and export demand, mainly attributed fall in pepper and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.   

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 28,300-28,500, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 980-1,000, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,250

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 720-740, cardamom (colour robin) 700-740, cardamom bold 710-740, cardamom extra (bold) 980-1,040 and cloves (kg) 520-590

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 470-520 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,500-11,500 Dhania Rs 6,000-10,500 Dry ginger Rs 17,000-22,500 Kalaunji Rs 9,500-10,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,900-2,000 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,700-1,800

Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,000 Makhana (kg) Rs 250-300 Nutmeg Rs 710-740 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 60,000-70,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 90,000-1,15,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,500-14,000 Turmeric Rs 10,500-15,500 Tamarind Rs 3,400-3,700 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,500

Tea (kg) Rs 70-220 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 125 Jeera common Rs 14,600-14,900 Jeera best Rs 16,800-16,900