Futures contracts of spices ended on a mixed note on domestic exchanges. Contracts of coriander ended over 1% higher on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange as acreage in 2018-19 (Oct-Sep) is likely to halve due to weak prices throughout the year. As farmers did not get good returns in the past two seasons by cultivating dhaniya (coriander), they may shift to other remunerative crop.