Pepper, turmeric rise on fresh buying

Black pepper and turmeric prices rose Rs 100 per quintal each in the Capital today on fresh buying by retailers and stockists following pick up in domestic and exports demand.

Fall in supplies from producing belts also supported the upside in prices. Black pepper prices rose by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 20,500 -20,600 per quintal.

Turmeric prices also traded higher at Rs 15,200-18,000, against the previous closing of Rs 15,100-17,900 per quintal. 

Traders said sentiment turned better following rising domestic and export demand and firming trend at futures market pushed up pepper and turmeric prices at the wholesale kirana market here. 

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 13,500-19,000, black pepper common 20,500-20,600 betelnut (kg) 86-107, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 700-725 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 780-900

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 900-1,020, cardamom (colour robin) 960-970, cardamom bold 980-990, cardamom extra (bold) 1,200-1,220 and cloves (kg) 290-350

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 405-435 Dry mango( Raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,000-8,600 Dry ginger Rs 20,000-25,000 Kalaunji Rs 10,000-12,000 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 140-200 Nutmeg Rs 520-555 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 230 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 230-280 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 230

Red chillies Rs 4,800-9,000 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 15,200-18,000 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550

Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 65-190 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 130 Jeera common Rs 13,400-13,600 Jeera best Rs 14,600-15,100