Turmeric, jeera remain weak on subdued demand

Turmeric and jeera prices fell further by Rs 100 per quintal each in the national capital today, as demand from retailers and exporters declined.

Adequate stocks following fresh arrivals from the producing belts also kept pressure on the prices. Turmeric prices fell further by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 16,200-19,700 per quintal.

Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded lower at Rs 14,000-14,200 and Rs 15,000-15,600, against the previous closing of Rs 14,100-14,300 and Rs 15,100-15,700 per quintal, respectively.

Marketmen said reduced offtake by local parties and weak exports demand, pulled down turmeric and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 14,000-19,000, black pepper common 22,500-22,700, betelnut (kg) 85-105, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 740-750 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 825-950

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,200-1,360, cardamom (colour robin) 1,450-1,460, cardamom bold 1,475-1,485, cardamom extra (bold) 1,600-1,620 and cloves (kg) 295-365

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 410-450 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,100-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 22,000-25,500 Kalaunji Rs 10,000-11,800

Mace-Red (kg) Rs 860-980 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1250-1350 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana (per kg) Rs 120-160 Nutmeg Rs 410-420

Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 205 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 205-255 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 185 Red chillies Rs 5,100-9,100 Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) Rs 350-400

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 1,05,000-1,15,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,45,000-1,62,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-15,000 Turmeric Rs 16,200-19,700 Tamarind Rs 2,250-2,600

Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500 Tea (kg) Rs 60-175 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 235 Jeera common Rs 14,000-14,200 Jeera best Rs 15,000-15,600