Pepper, jeera rise on tight stock positions

Black pepper and jeera prices rose by up to Rs 500 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists and retailers amid tight stock availability.

Restricted supplies from producing regions and a firming trend in futures trade also supported the rise in prices. Black pepper prices rose further by Rs 500 to settle at Rs 28,500-28,800 per quintal.    

Jeera common and jeera best quality also moved up by Rs 100 each to conclude at Rs 14,700-14,800 and Rs 16,700-16,800 per quintal, respectively.

Marketmen said increased buying by stockists and retailers following a pick-up in domestic demand mainly pushed up pepper and jeera prices in the wholesale market here. 

The following are today's quotations for kirana items in rupees per quintal: ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 28,500-28,800, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 980-1,000 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,250

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 830-880, cardamom (colour robin) 890-910, cardamom bold 900-910, cardamom extra (bold) 1,050-1,080 and cloves (kg) 480-530

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 470-520 Dry Mango (raipur) Rs 9,500-11,500 Dhania Rs 6,000-11,000 Dry Ginger Rs 17,500-22,500 Kalaunji Rs 9,500-10,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,900-2,150 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,700-1,800 Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,000 Makhana (kg) Rs 250-300 Nutmeg Rs 720-750

Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 150 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 160-215 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 165 Red Chillies Rs 9,500-13,500 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 9,700-15,000 Tamarind Rs 3,200-3,500 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,500 Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon Kernel (Kg) Rs 120 Jeera Common Rs 14,700-14,800 Jeera Best Rs 16,700-16,800