New Delhi, 22 July (NNS): Here, the prices of cumin held firm at Rs 21700 per quintal owing to the sluggish sale even after the improved prices. Recently, the prices have gone up by Rs 200 per quintal. There were around 5000/7000 bags of cumin reported to arrive in Unjha and the prices slipped by Rs 20/25 per 20 kg. The active contract prices improved by Rs 25 or 0.13 percent to Rs 19505 per quintal because of the nominal speculative buying. The spot cumin prices will likely to remain weak during the coming days.