Jeera, turmeric move up on stockists' buying

Prices of jeera and turmeric prices traded higher by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying by stockists following uptick in demand against restricted arrivals from producing belts.
Marketmen said stockists buying on the back of pick up in demand from retailers amid restricted supplies from producing belts mainly attributed the rise in jeera and turmeric prices.
Jeera common and jeera best quality went up by Rs 100 each to Rs 18,500-19,000 and Rs 21,000-21,500 per quintal, respectively.
Turmeric also traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 7,800-11,700 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs):

Ajwain (per kg) 170-230, black pepper (per kg) 715-825, betel-nut (kg) 250-295, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 860-880 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 950-1,115.

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 475-625
Cinnamon (kg) Rs 175-185
Coriander (qntl) Rs 7,600-14,100
Dry mango (qntl) Rs 8,500-24,000
Dry ginger (qntl)Rs 12,500-17,500
Kalaunji (qntl) Rs 14,500-15,000
Mace-Red (kg) Rs 825-1,275
Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,060-1,070
Methi (qntl) Rs 9,000-18,500
Makhana (kg) Rs 280-330
Nutmeg (kg) Rs 580-590
Poppyseed (kg Turkey) Rs 400-430
Poppyseed (kg U.P) Rs 400-420
Poppyseed (kg MP-RAJ) Rs 430-455
Red chillies (qntl) Rs 6,800-16,300
Saffron Irani Rs (per gram) 145-155
Saffron Kashmiri Rs (per gram) 175-185
Saunf (qntl) Rs 8,000-14,500

Turmeric (qntl) Rs 7,700-11,400
Tamarind (qntl) Rs 2,600-3,000
Tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 3,500-7,000 Tea (kg) Rs 125-315
Watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 145
Jeera common (qntl) Rs 19,100-19,300
Jeera best (qntl) Rs 21,100-21,600.