Cardamom weakens on muted demand

Cardamom prices edged lower 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 620-640 and Rs 650-860 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) 490-690, betel-nut (kg) 260-300, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 620-640 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 650-860, cardamom small (kg)- chitridar 990-1,090, cardamom (colour robin) 900-920, cardamom bold 960-980, cardamom extra (bold) 1,150-1,170, cloves 560-675, chirounji (kg) Rs 560-690, cinnamon (kg) Rs 150-155, coriander (qntl) Rs 5,500-11,700, dry mango (qntl) Rs 5,000-15,000, dry ginger (qntl) Rs 11,000-16,800, kalaunji (qntl) Rs 7,700-7,900, mace-Red (kg) Rs 640-810, mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 910-930, methi (qntl) Rs 6,500-18,500, makhana (kg) Rs 330-380, nutmeg (kg) Rs 430-440, poppyseed (China) Rs 410-430 kg, poppyseed (U.P) Rs 420-430 kg, poppyseed (MP-RAJ) Rs 445- 460 kg, red chillies (qntl) Rs 5,100-11,100, saffron Irani Rs (per gram) 110-120, saffron Kashmiri Rs (per gram) 130-140, saunf (qntl) Rs 7,500-14,000, turmeric (qntl) Rs 9,000-11,800, tamarind (qntl) Rs 4,800-5,500, tamarind without seed (qntl) Rs 7,500-8,000, tea (kg) Rs 100-280, watermelon kernel (kg) Rs 150-155, jeera common (qntl) Rs 19,700-19,800 and jeera best (qntl) Rs 21,800-22,200.

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