Turmeric and jeera prices rose up to Rs 300 per quintal in the national capital today on fresh buying by stockists as well as exporters.

Restricted arrivals from the producing belts also put pressure on the prices.

Turmeric prices rose up to Rs 300 to conclude at Rs 8,500-14,500 per quintal.

Jeera common and jeera best quality also rose Rs 200 to finish at Rs 14,700-14,900 and Rs 19,900-17,000 per quintal, respectively.

Traders said buying support from stockists as well as exporters against restricted arrivals from the producing regions mainly pushed up turmeric and jeera prices at the wholesale kirana market here.

Following are the quotations:

Ajwain 17,500-23,000, black pepper common 27,500-27,700, betelnut (kg) 110-120, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 920-980 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,100-1,250.

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 610-640, cardamom (colour robin) 620-660, cardamom bold 640-690, cardamom extra (bold) 890-920 and cloves (kg) 700-785.

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