Pepper,jeera rise on stockists buying

Traders attributed to rise in select spices to fresh buying by stockists on pick up in demand supported by marriage season mainly pushed up select wholesale spices.

They said firming trend in producing region also fuelled the uptrend in select spices.

In the national capital,black pepper rose by Rs 200 to Rs 31,800-32900,while jeera common and best quality were traded higher by Rs 100 each to Rs 14,700-14,900 and Rs 17,700-18,200 per quintal,respectively.

In line with a general firming trend,cardamom small cardamom small Chitridar,colour robin,bold and extra-bold were enquired higher by Rs 5 each to Rs 480-505,Rs 490-530,Rs 500-520 and Rs 640-760 per kg,respectively.

The following are today’s quotations:

Ajwain 12,000-16,500,black pepper common 31,800-32,900,betelnut (kg) 110-120,cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 630-730,and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 950-1,050.

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 480-505,cardamom (colour robin) 490-530,cardamom bold 500-520,cardamom extra (bold) 640-760 and cloves (kg) 775-850.

Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 1,025-1,100 Dry mango Rs 7,500-13,500 Dhania Rs 6,500-8,500 Dry ginger Rs 8,500-15,500 Kalaunji Rs 9,500-10,000 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,700-1,800 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,850-1,950 Methiseed Rs 3,000-4,200 Makhana (kg) Rs 300-400 Nutmeg Rs 770-800 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 165 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 170-215 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 150 Red chillies Rs 6,900-9,700 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 90,000-1,00,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,30,000-1,42,000 Soanf-bold Rs 8,000-13,500 Turmeric Rs 5,200-8,600 Tamarind Rs 3,400-3,600 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,500-9,000 Tea (kg) Rs 80-280 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 120 Jeera common Rs 14,700-14,900 Jeera best Rs 17,700-18,200.