Pepper, jeera up on stockists buying

Black pepper and jeera prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital today on increased buying by stockists as well as exporters. Black pepper prices were up by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 22,100-22,200 per quintal. 

Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded higher at Rs 13,300-13,500 and Rs 14,500-14,800 against previous closing of Rs 13,200-13,400 and Rs 14,400-14,700 per quintal, respectively.

Traders said sentiments turned better following rising domestic and export demand and firming trend at futures market, pushing up pepper and jeera prices in the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 16,000-19,500, black pepper common 22,100-22,200 betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,040 -1,050 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,150-1,300

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,000--1080, cardamom (colour robin) 1,170-1,180, cardamom bold 1,190-1,200, cardamom extra (bold) 1,270-1,280 and cloves (kg) 330-400

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 400-440 Dry mango (raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,500-8,800 Dry ginger Rs 22,000-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 11,500-12,500 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,650-1,900 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,750-1,900

Methiseed Rs 3,200-3,900 Makhana ( kg) Rs 260-360 Nutmeg Rs 650-675 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 230 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 230-280 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 215 Red chillies Rs 6,300-11,500

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,500-14,000 Turmeric Rs 17,800-20,800 Tamarind Rs 2,300-2,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-7,000

Tea (kg) Rs 85-220 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 150 Jeera common Rs 13,300-13,500 Jeera best Rs 14,500-14,800