Cardamom moves up by Rs 5 on pick up in demand

Cardamom small prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on the back of rising demand from retailers and stockists amid restricted arrivals from growing regions.
Cardamom small varieties such as chitridar, colour robin, bold and extra bold rose by Rs 5 each to conclude at Rs 530-655, Rs 540-545, Rs 560-570 and Rs 645-655 per kg, respectively.
Traders said apart from buying support from retailers and stockists, rising domestic demand, mainly pushed up cardamom prices at the wholesale kirana market here.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs):
Ajwain (per kg) 150-240, black pepper (per kg) 730-860, betel-nut (kg) 260-330, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,375-1,380 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,470-1,650.

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 590-695

Coriander (qntl) Rs 7,300-14,100
Dry mango (qntl) Rs 10,000-22,000
Dry ginger (qntl)Rs 16,500-22,000
Kalaunji (qntl) Rs 22,000-23,000
Mace-Red (kg) Rs 720-1,020
Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,030-1,040
Methi (qntl) Rs 6,500-17,000
Makhana (kg) Rs 330-470
Nutmeg (kg) Rs 455-470
Poppyseed (kg Turkey) Rs 400-450
Poppyseed (kg China) Rs 390-440
Poppyseed (kg MP-RAJ) Rs 410-460
Red chillies (qntl) Rs 10,100-19,100
Saffron Irani Rs (per gram) 160-165
Saffron Kashmiri Rs (per gram) 185-195
Soanf-bold (qntl) Rs 11,000-17,000
Turmeric (qntl) Rs 10,200-13,900
Tamarind (qntl) Rs 3,000-3,500
Tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 4,000-9,000 Tea (kg) Rs 100-290
Watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 130

Jeera common (qntl) Rs 16,100-16,300
Jeera best (qntl) Rs 18,100-18,600.