Pepper, jeera rise on stockists buying support

Black pepper and jeera prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying support from retailers and stockists, amid low stocks.

Fall in  supplies from producing belts also supported the uptrend.

Black pepper prices rose by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 23,200-23,400 per quintal.

Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also rose further by Rs 100 each to settle at Rs 15,400-15,600 and Rs 17,100-17,900 per quintal, respectively.

Traders said fresh buying support from retailers and stockists against restricted supplies from producing belts, mainly pushed up pepper and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Ajwain 16,000-21,000, black pepper common 23,200-23,400, betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,000-1,010, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,300.

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,000-1,020, cardamom (colour robin) 980-1,010, cardamom bold 1,000-1,030, cardamom extra (bold) 1,100-1,200 and cloves (kg) 330-430.