Pepper up on buying support tight stocks

Black pepper prices rose by Rs 300 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying by stockists and exporters amid low stocks due to restricted arrivals from producing belts.

Black pepper prices rose by Rs 300 to conclude at Rs 28,200-28,500 per quintal.  

Traders said sentiments turned better following rising domestic and export demand against low stocks in tandem with a firming trend at futures market, helping pepper prices to trade higher in the wholesale kirana market here.  

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:  

Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 28,200-28,500, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,000-1,015, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,120-1,270

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 850-900, cardamom (colour robin) 900-920, cardamom bold 910-920, cardamom extra (bold) 1,070-1,100 and cloves (kg) 500-550

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 470-520 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 9,500-11,500 Dhania Rs 6,000-10,000 Dry ginger Rs 17,500-22,500 Kalaunji Rs 9,500-10,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,900-2,150 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,700-1,800

Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,000 Makhana (kg) Rs 250-300 Nutmeg Rs 730-775 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 155 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 165-220 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 10,000-14,500

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 60,000-70,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 90,000-1,15,000 Soanf-bold Rs 10,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 11,500-16,500 Tamarind Rs 3,200-3,500 Tamarind without seed Rs 5,000-8,500

Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 125 Jeera common Rs 15,100-15,200 Jeera best Rs 17,100-17,200