Pepper, jeera up on good demand

Black pepper and jeera prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on good demand from retailers as well as exporters.

Following the fall in supplies from producing belts and a firming trend in the futures market also supported the rise in prices.

Black pepper prices surged by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 22,700-22,900 per quintal. Jeera common and jeera best quality also rose by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 14,300-14,600 and Rs 15,400-15,900 per quintal.

Traders said the rise in pepper and jeera prices is due to the good demand from retailers and exporters, which pushed up pepper and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 14,000-19,000, black pepper common 22,700-22,900, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 830-840 and cardamom brown -Kanchicut (kg) 940-1050

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,200-1,300, cardamom (colour robin) 1,380-1,400, cardamom bold 1,430-1,440, cardamom extra (bold) 1,490-1,560 and cloves (kg) 320-400

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 410-450 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,100-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 22,000-25,500 Kalaunji Rs 10,000-11,800

Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1200-1400 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1500-1600 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana (per kg) Rs 120-160 Nutmeg Rs 520-550 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 200 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 200-250 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 180

Red chillies Rs 4,800-8,900 Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) Rs 350-400 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,15,000-1,25,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,55,000-1,65,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-15,000 Turmeric Rs 16,500-19,600 Tamarind Rs 2,250-2,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500

Tea (kg) Rs 60-175 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 235 Jeera common Rs 14,300-14,600 Jeera best Rs 15,400-15,900