Pepper, jeera fall on sluggish demand

Black pepper and jeera prices fell by up to Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today owing to sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.

Black pepper prices fell by Rs 200 to conclude at Rs 27,900-28,100 per quintal.

Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also declined by Rs 100 each to conclude at Rs 13,900-14,200 and Rs 16,100-16,200 per quintal. 

Market analysts said sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks mainly pulled down the pepper and jeera prices in the wholesale kirana market here. 

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:   

Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 27,900-28,100, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 900-920, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,020-1,150

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 600-630, cardamom (colour robin) 610-640, cardamom bold 630-660, cardamom extra (bold) 900-930 and cloves (kg) 620-670

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 550-650 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,000-11,000 Dhania Rs 5,800-10,500 Dry ginger Rs 15,000-21,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,000-10,000 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,450-1,700 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 140 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 150-205 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 155 Red chillies Rs 9,100-13,100 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,45,000

Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-13,500 Turmeric Rs 8,600-14,600 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 13,900-14,200 Jeera best Rs 16,100-16,200