Pepper rises on stockists buying

Black pepper prices rose by Rs 300 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying by stockists amid pick-up in domestic demand. Restricted arrivals from producing belts also put pressure on the prices.   

Black pepper prices rose by Rs 300 to settle at Rs 29,200-29,700 per quintal. Market analysts said buying support from stockists and retailers against restricted arrivals from producing regions mainly pushed up pepper prices in the wholesale kirana market here. 

Following are today's quotations:  

Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 29,200-29,700, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 960-1,050,and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,150-1,275

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 570-600, cardamom (colour robin) 600-635, cardamom bold 600-650, cardamom extra (bold) 850-880 and cloves (kg) 950-1,060

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 580-680 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,000-10,500 Dhania Rs 6,500-10,000 Dry ginger Rs 15,300-22,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,500-10,000 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,800-1,900 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,850-1,950

Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,500 Makhana (kg) Rs 270-300 Nutmeg Rs 750-800 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 170 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 170-220 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 165 Red chillies Rs 9,300-13,300

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,35,000 Soanf-bold Rs 8,500-13,500 Turmeric Rs 7,700-13,300 Tamarind Rs 3,600-3,800 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,500

Tea (kg) Rs 70-220 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 155 Jeera common Rs 15,400-15,700 Jeera best Rs 17,700-17,900