Turmeric rises on stockists' buying

Turmeric prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale kirana market today on emergence of stockists buying.

Marketmen said fresh buying by stockists against restricted supplies from growing regions mainly pushed up turmeric prices.

In the national capital,turmeric moved up by Rs 100 to Rs 7,800-10,900 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs):

Ajwain (per kg) 95-155, black pepper (per kg) 380-550, betel-nut (kg) 260-330, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 660-690 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 730-1,030, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 980-1,100, cardamom (colour robin) 925-950, cardamom bold 960-980, cardamom extra (bold) 1,050-1,070, cloves 525-595, chirounji

(kg) Rs 700-800, cinnamon (kg) Rs 150-160, coriander (qntl) Rs 5,900-12,200, dry mango (qntl) Rs 6,000-22,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 12,000-17,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 10,400-10,600, mace-Red (kg) Rs 900-1,150, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 970-990,methi (qntl) Rs 7,000-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 600-750, nutmeg (kg) Rs 430-450, poppy seed (China) Rs 500-530 kg, poppy seed (U.P)Rs 460-470 kg, poppy seed (MP-RAJ) Rs 480-490 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 6,100-14,600, saffron Irani Rs 80-90 (per gram), saffron Kashmiri Rs 100-120 (per gram), saunf (qntl) Rs 8,000-15,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 7,800-10,900, tamarind (qntl) Rs 4,300-4,600, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 8,500-9,500, tea (kg) Rs 95-285, watermelon kernel (kg)Rs 140-145, jeera-new common (qntl) Rs 16,600-16,800 and jeera-new best (qntl) Rs 18,900-19,400.