Pepper, turmeric fall on sluggish demand

Black pepper and turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 per quintal each in the national capital today owing to sluggish demand against adequate stocks. Weakening trend in futures market and lower advices from the producing belts also put pressure on the prices.

Black pepper and turmeric prices fell by Rs 100 each to conclude at Rs 18,500-18,600 and Rs 16,700-19,900 per quintal, respectively.

Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded lower at Rs 12,300-12,600 and Rs 13,600-14,100 against the previous closing of Rs 12,400-12,700 and Rs 13,700-14,200 per quintal.

Marketmen said reduced offtake by local parties and stockists pulled down select spice prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Ajwain 13,500-18,000, black pepper common 18,500-18,600, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 725-800 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 800-950

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1170-1,330, cardamom (colour robin) 1,425-1,440, cardamom bold 1,450-1,460, cardamom extra (bold) 1,575-1,600 and cloves (kg) 300-380

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 335-380 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,200-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 23,500-27,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,800-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 900-1100 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1250-1350 Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,000

Makhana (per kg) Rs 190-225 Nutmeg Rs 410-420 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 195 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 195-245 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 5,000-9,000 Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) Rs 350-400 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,00,000-1,10,000

Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,40,000-1,57,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-15,000 Turmeric Rs 16,700-19,900 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 110-200 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 215 Jeera common Rs 12,300-12,600 Jeera best Rs 13,600-14,100