Pepper, jeera fall on subdued demand

Black pepper and jeera prices fell by Rs 200 per quintal in the national capital today, owing to weak local and export demand amid adequate stocks.

Black pepper fell by Rs 200 to settle at Rs 23,500-23,700 per quintal.   

Jeera common and jeera best quality prices also declined to Rs 15,800-16,000 and Rs 17,300-18,300 as against previous closing of Rs 16,000-16,200 and Rs 17,500-18,500 per quintal, respectively.

Market analysts said reduced offtake by stockists and exporters at existing higher levels mainly pulled down the pepper and jeera prices at the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Ajwain 16,000-21,000, black pepper common 23,500-23,700, betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,020-1,030, and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,250

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,010-1,030, cardamom (colour robin) 990-1,080, cardamom bold 1,000-1,050, cardamom extra (bold) 1,100-1,200 and cloves (kg) 350-440Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 420-450

Dry mango (raipur) Rs 7,000-9,500 Dhania Rs 5,200-10,000 Dry ginger Rs 19,500-21,000 Kalaunji Rs 10,800-11,800 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,700-1,850 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,600-1,750 Methiseed Rs 3,200-4,200

Makhana ( kg) Rs 250-360 Nutmeg Rs 680-700 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 190 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 190-240 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 175 Red chillies Rs 7,300-12,800 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 80,000-90,000

Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,20,000-1,40,000 Soanf-bold Rs 10,000-16,000 Turmeric Rs 13,400-16,700 Tamarind Rs 2,300-2,900 Tamarind without seed Rs 4,000-7,000 Tea (kg) Rs 60-210 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 160 Jeera common Rs 15,800-16,000 Jeera best Rs 17,300-18,300.

(Source: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/pepper-jeera-fallsubdued-demand/127937/&tp=on)