Ajwain rises on restricted arrivals

Ajwain prices rose by Rs 200 per quintal on the wholesale kirana market today on emergence of stockists buying against restricted arrivals from producing region.

Ajwain rose by Rs 200 to Rs 12700-19,200 per quintal on fresh buying activity.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 12,700-19,200, black pepper common 23,000-23,100 betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,110-1,125 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,210-1,360

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,310--1,360, cardamom (colour robin) 1,370-1,400, cardamom bold 1,400-1,420, cardamom extra (bold) 1,500-1,520 and cloves (kg) 340-400