Pepper, turmeric rises on fresh buying

Black pepper and turmeric prices rose by Rs 200 per quintal each in the national capital today on firm local demand, hopes of pickup in overseas buying.

Restricted supplies from producing belts also supported the upside in prices. Black pepper prices rose by Rs 200 to settle at Rs 20,900-21,000 per quintal.

Turmeric prices also traded higher at Rs 15,600-18,200 against previous closing of Rs 15,400-18,000 per quintal.

Traders said sentiments turned better following local demand, hopes of pickup in overseas buying mainly pushed up pepper and turmeric prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

 

Ajwain 13,500-18,000, black pepper common 20,900-21,000 betelnut (kg) 98-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 680-700 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 770-880

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 770-890, cardamom (colour robin) 870-920, cardamom bold 835-850, cardamom extra (bold) 990-1,000 and cloves (kg) 280-340

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 380-410 Dry mango( raipur) Rs 6,000-8,500 Dhania Rs 3,300-8,800 Dry ginger Rs 21,000-26,000 Kalaunji Rs 9,700-10,700 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,200-1,380 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,425-1,500

Methiseed Rs 3,000-3,800 Makhana ( kg) Rs 185-300 Nutmeg Rs 540-570 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 220 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 220-270 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 200 Red chillies Rs 4,800-9,500

Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 95,000-1,00,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,15,000-1,30,000 Soanf-bold Rs 9,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 15,600-18,200 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,550 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-5,500

Tea (kg) Rs 80-215 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 165 Jeera common Rs 12,500-12,700 Jeera best Rs 13,800-14,300