Pepper, jeera rise on stockists buying

Black pepper and jeera prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists and exporters. 

Restricted arrivals from producing belts also put pressure on the prices.

Black pepper prices rose by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 27,300-27,500 per quintal, on fresh buying by retailers due to domestic demand amid low stocks.  

Jeera common also traded higher at Rs 15,100-15,200 against previous closing of Rs 15,000-15,100. Likewise, jeera best quality advanced to Rs 17,100-17,200 from Rs 17,000-17,100 previously. 

Traders said sentiments turned better, following rising domestic and export demand in tandem with a firming trend at futures market, helping pepper and jeera prices to trade higher in the wholesale kirana market here.  

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Ajwain 17,000-23,000, black pepper common 27,300-27,500, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,020-1,040, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,150-1,300

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 870-930, cardamom (colour robin) 920-940, cardamom bold 930-950, cardamom extra (bold) 1,110-1,130 and cloves (kg) 520-570

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 450-500 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,000-11,000 Dhania Rs 6,000-10,000 Dry ginger Rs 17,500-22,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,000-10,000 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,650-1,750

Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,000 Makhana (kg) Rs 250-300 Nutmeg Rs 720-760 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 160 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 170-225 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 7,000-13,800

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 60,000-70,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 90,000-1,15,000 Soanf-bold Rs 10,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 11,800-16,500 Tamarind Rs 2,900-3,300 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,000

Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 135 Jeera common Rs 15,100-15,200 Jeera best Rs 17,100-17,200