Cardamom weakens on subdued demand

NEW DELHI, Feb 17: Cardamom prices fell by Rs 10 per kg at the wholesale kirana market in the national capital today owing to slackened demand.
Cardamom brown Jhundiwali and brown-Kanchicut were down by Rs 10 each to conclude at Rs 670-690 and Rs 740-1,040 per kg respectively.
Marketmen said subdued domestic as well as export demand against adequate stock positions mainly weighed on cardamom prices.
Following are today’s quotations (in Rs):
Ajwain (per kg) 95-155, black pepper (per kg) 430-580, betel-nut (kg) 260-350, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 670-690 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 740-1,040, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 1,000-1,100, cardamom (colour robin) 925-950, cardamom bold 950-975, cardamom extra (bold) 1,050-1,070, cloves 540-610, chirounji (kg) Rs 770-900, cinnamon (kg) Rs 160-170, coriander (qntl) Rs 6,000-12,400, dry mango (qntl) Rs 6,000-23,500, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 12,000-17,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 10,600-10,800, mace-Red (kg) Rs 900-1,175, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 970-990, methi (qntl) Rs 7,000-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 575-700, nutmeg (kg) Rs 440-460, poppy seed (China) Rs 560-580 kg, poppy seed (U.P) Rs 550-570 kg, poppy seed (MP-RAJ) Rs 570-590 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 5,900-15,400, saffron Irani Rs 100-110 (per gram), saffron Kashmiri Rs 120-140 (per gram), saunf (qntl) Rs 8,500-15,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 8,000-11,000, tamarind (qntl) Rs 6,000-7,500, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 11,000-13,000, tea (kg) Rs 95-285, watermelon kernel (kg)Rs 140-150, jeera common (qntl) Rs 19,300-19,500 and jeera best (qntl) Rs 22,300-22,800.  (PTI)