Cardamom weakens on muted demand

NEW DELHI, Aug 19:  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. (PTI)
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