Black pepper declines on reduced offtake

In thin trading, black pepper prices drifted by Rs 100 in the wholesale kirana market today on slackened demand from stockists and retailers amidst increased supply from producing region and settled with fresh Black Watermelon Seed.

Traders said reduced buying by stockists and retailers in the wake of increased supply from producing region mainly attributed fall in black pepper prices.

Black pepper declined by Rs 100 to finish at Rs 14,700-14,800 per quintal.

Following were today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Ajwain 4,200-8,000 Black pepper common 14,700-14,800 Betelnut (kg) 95-120, cardamom brown (Jhundiwali) 15,200-15,300 and cardamom brown (Kanchicut) 17,000-20,000.

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 450-530, cardamom (colour robin) 520-530, cardamom bold 530-540, cardamom extra (bold) 590-610 and cloves (kg) 235-290.

Chirounji (new) (kg) 200-250 Dry mango 5,500-26,000 Dhania 6,300-9,000 Dry ginger 9,000-11,500 Kalaunji 8,500-9,500 Mace-Red (kg) 470-490 Mace-Yellow (kg) 470-475 Methiseed 3,800-4,900 Makhana (per kg) 170-215 Nutmeg 330-340 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) 470 Poppseed (KG MP-RAJ) 490-580 Poppyseed (KG U.P.) 430-440 Red chillies 3,000-7,800 Soya bari pariwar (20 kg) 350-400 Saffron (kg) Irani 105000-107000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri 124000-132000 Soanf 3,500-8,500 Turmeric 3,800-4,800 Tamarind 1,000-1,500 Tamarind without seed 1,800-3,200 Tea (kg) 65-120 Watermelon kernel 8,200-8,300 Jeera common 9,200-9,500 Jeera dollar 9,500-9,600.