Cardamom prices higher on fresh buying

Cardamom brown prices rose by Rs 10 per kg at the wholesale kirana market in the national capital Saturday largely on the back of fresh buying by retailers and stockists amidst low stocks.

Restricted arrivals from producing regions also supported the prices.

Cardamom brown-Jhundiwali and Kanchicut prices increased by Rs 10 each to conclude at Rs 560-580 and Rs 650-900 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said rising demand from retailers and stockists against paucity of stocks mainly pushed up cardamom prices.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs):
Ajwain (per kg) 95-160, black pepper (per kg) 390-550, betel-nut (kg) 270-300,
cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 560-580 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 650-900, cardamom small (kg)-chitridar 1,200-1,400, cardamom (colour robin) 1,200-1,225, cardamom bold 1,300-1,325, cardamom extra (bold) 1,375-1,400, cloves 560-620, chirounji (kg) Rs 650-780, cinnamon (kg) Rs 180-185, coriander (qntl) Rs 5,800-12,000, dry mango (qntl) Rs 8,000-24,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 19,000-23,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 9,700-10,200, mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,150-1,730, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,325-1,350, methi (qntl) Rs 7,500-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 600-750, nutmeg (kg) Rs 630-650, poppy seed (Turkey) Rs 450, (China) Rs 430 kg,
red chillies (qntl) Rs 5,500-13,500, saffron Irani Rs 70-80 (per gram), saffron Kashmiri Rs 75-85 (per gram), saunf (qntl) Rs 10,000-18,500, turmeric (qntl) Rs 7,800-10,700, tamarind (qntl) Rs 4,000-4,800,