Pepper, jeera down on subdued demand

Black pepper and jeera prices fell by Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today due to subdued demand from retailers and stockists amid adequate stocks.

Black pepper fell by Rs 200 to conclude at Rs 23,300-23,500 per quintal.

Likewise, jeera common and jeera best quality prices traded lower at Rs 15,600-15,800 and Rs 17,100-18,100 respectively, against previous closing of Rs 15,800-16,000 and Rs 17,300-18,300 per quintal, respectively.

Market analysts said subdued demand from retailers and stockist at existing higher levels mainly pulled down pepper and jeera prices at the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

 

Ajwain 16,000-21,000, black pepper common 23,300-23,500, betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,020-1,030, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,250

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,010-1,030, cardamom (colour robin) 990-1,080, cardamom bold 1,000-1,050, cardamom extra (bold) 1,100-1,200 and cloves (kg) 350-440

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 420-450 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 7,000-9,500 Dhania Rs 5,200-10,000 Dry ginger Rs 19,500-21,000 Kalaunji Rs 10,800-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,700-1,850 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,600-1,750

Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200 Makhana (kg) Rs 250-360 Nutmeg Rs 680-700 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 190 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 190-240 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 7,300-12,800

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 10,000-16,000 Turmeric Rs 13,400-16,700 Tamarind Rs 2,300-2,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-7,000

Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 160 Jeera common Rs 15,600-15,800 Jeera best Rs 17,100-18,100