Cardamom prices up on buying support

Cardamom prices rose by Rs 10 per kg at the wholesale kirana market in the national capital today largely on buying support from retailers and stockists amid paucity of stocks.
Cardamom brown Jhundiwali and brown-Kanchicut were up by Rs 10 each to Rs 740-760 and Rs 800-1,110 per kg,respectively.
Marketmen said rising domestic as well as export demand against paucity of stocks mainly weighed on cardamom prices.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs):
Ajwain (per kg) 120-170, black pepper (per kg) 430-580, betel-nut (kg) 260-300, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 740-760 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 800-1,110, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 970-1,045, cardamom (colour robin) 895-905, cardamom bold 920-945, cardamom extra (bold) 1,015-1,035, cloves 550-620, chirounji (kg) Rs 770-900, cinnamon (kg) Rs 155-160, coriander (qntl) Rs 6,300-13,000, dry mango (qntl) Rs 6,500-23,500, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 12,000-17,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 11,000-11,200, mace-Red (kg) Rs 900-1,175, mace- Yellow (kg) Rs 970-990, methi (qntl) Rs 7,000-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 600-725, nutmeg (kg) Rs 470-490, poppy seed (China) Rs 560-580 kg, poppy seed (U.P) Rs 560-580 kg, poppy seed (MP- RAJ) Rs 580-590 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 6,500-15,500, saffron Irani Rs 100-110 (per gram), saffron Kashmiri Rs 120- 140 (per gram), saunf (qntl) Rs 8,500-15,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 8,500-11,400, tamarind (qntl) Rs 6,000-7,500, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 11,000-14,000, tea (kg) Rs 100-290, watermelon kernel (kg)Rs 140-150, jeera common (qntl) Rs 20,200-20,300 and jeera best (qntl) Rs 23,200-23,700.