The Hindu Business Line : Ajwain, soanf strengthen

NEW DELHI: The wholesale kirana market showed a sign of recovery today as prices of ajwain and soanf rose on fresh buying activity coupled with higher outside advices and closed with gains.

However, prices of red chilly eased in view of lower advices from producing region in south. The volume of business also improved.

Traders said reports of better advices from producing region amidst tight stock positions helped ajwain and soanf prices to improve.

They said reports of good production of red chilly in Karnatka and Tamil Nadu mainly pulled down prices.

Ajwain and soanf (both inferior quality) increased by Rs 500 each to conclude at Rs 3600-6000 and Rs 3200-6000 per quintal respectively.

Red chillies (superior quality) dropped by Rs 500 from last close of Rs 2400-5300 to finish at Rs 2400-4800 per quintal in view of fresh arrival against lower advices from southern regions.

Following were today's quotations (in quintal):

Ajwain 3,600-6,000, black pepper golden Rs 7,000-7,100 Betelnut (kg) 68-69, cardamom brown (Jhundiwali) Rs 10,500-10,700 and cardamom brown (Kanchicut) Rs 12,000-16,000.

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 190-300, cardamom (colour robin) 270-280, cardamom bold 290-310, cardamom extra (bold) 390-420 and cloves (kg) 265-280. - PTI

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