Pepper, turmeric on sluggish demand

Black pepper and turmeric prices fell by Rs 300 per quintal each in the national capital today owing to sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.

Weak trends in futures trade and increased arrivals from the producing belts also put pressure on the prices.

Black pepper and turmeric prices fell by Rs 300 each to conclude at Rs 20,400-20,500 and Rs 15,700-18,500 per quintal, respectively.  

Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded lower at Rs 13,400-13,600 and Rs 14,600-15,100 per quintal, respectively.

Traders said sluggish demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks mainly pulled down the select spice prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal): 

Ajwain 13,500-19,000, black pepper common 20,400-20,500 betelnut (kg) 86-107, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 730-750 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 825-975.

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 920-1,040, cardamom (colour robin) 1,000-1,010, cardamom bold 1,030-1,040, cardamom extra (bold) 1,220-1,240 and cloves (kg) 285-350

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 415-445 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,100-8,700 Dry ginger Rs 20,000-25,000 Kalaunji Rs 10,200-12,200 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,125-1,325

Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,500-1,550 Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,900 Makhana (per kg) Rs 150-220 Nutmeg Rs 520-555 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 240 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 240-290 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 240

Red chillies Rs 5,000-10,000 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,20,000-1,30,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,55,000-1,70,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,800-15,000 Turmeric Rs 15,700-18,500 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550

Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-200 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 135 Jeera common Rs 13,400-13,600 Jeera best Rs 14,600-15,100