Cardamom rises as demand picks up

Cardamom small prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today largely on the back of a pick-up in 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 525-650, Rs 535-540, Rs 555-565 and Rs 640-650 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) 720-860, betel-nut (kg) 260-330, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,260-1,270 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,360-1,600.

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 590-695

Coriander (qntl) Rs 7,200-14,000
Dry mango (qntl) Rs 10,000-22,000
Dry ginger (qntl)Rs 16,500-22,000
Kalaunji (qntl) Rs 21,500-22,500
Mace-Red (kg) Rs 750-1,060
Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,060-1,070
Methi (qntl) Rs 6,500-17,000
Makhana (kg) Rs 330-470
Nutmeg (kg) Rs 455-470
Poppyseed (kg Turkey) Rs 380-430
Poppyseed (kg China) Rs 380-430
Poppyseed (kg MP-RAJ) Rs 400-450
Red chillies (qntl) Rs 10,000-19,000
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 10,000-13,700
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 16,000-16,200
Jeera best (qntl) Rs 18,000-18,500.