Cardamom weakens on muted demand

NEW DELHI, Nov 25:  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 Rs 520-530 and Rs 580-900 per kg, respectively.
Marketmen said subdued domestic as well as export demand against adequate stocks position mainly weighed on cardamom prices.
Following are today’s quotations (in Rs):
Ajwain (per kg) 110-160, black pepper (per kg) 440-620, betel-nut (kg) 260-300, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 520-530 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 580-900, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 975-1,075, cardamom (colour robin) 880-900, cardamom bold 900-920, cardamom extra (bold) 990-1,050, cloves 550-640, chirounji (kg) Rs 650-770, cinnamon (kg) Rs 150-160, coriander (qntl) Rs 6,100-12,700, dry mango (qntl) Rs 6,500-23,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 12,500-17,000, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 8,200-8,400, mace-Red (kg) Rs 700-930, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 850-900, methi (qntl) Rs 7,000-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 450-580, nutmeg (kg) Rs 400-410, poppy seed (China) Rs 480-500 kg, poppy seed (U.P) Rs 470-490 kg, poppy seed (MP-RAJ) Rs 510-520 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 6,000-12,500, saffron Irani Rs 110-120 (per gram), saffron Kashmiri Rs 130-140 (per gram), saunf (qntl) Rs 7,000-13,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 8,600-11,700, tamarind (qntl) Rs 6,000-7,500, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 9,000-9,500, tea (kg) Rs 90-280, watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 150-155, jeera common (qntl) Rs 19,500-19,700 and jeera best (qntl) Rs 21,800-22,100. (PTI)