Black pepper and ginger prices firmed up further at the spices market here today due to increased domestic demand as well as sustained export enquiries. Meanwhile, other spices closed stable in the absence of necessary buying support.
Black pepper rose by Rs 7 per kilo to Rs 180/200 from Wednesday's closing level of Rs 173/193. Ginger bleached and unbleached also moved by Rs 5 per kilo each to Rs 215 and Rs 235, against Rs 210 and Rs 230, respectively.
Following are today's closing rates in rupees with previous rates in brackets:
Black Pepper (per kilo) 180/200 (173/193), ginger bleached (per kilo) 215 (210), ginger unbleached (per kilo) 235 (230), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 3,750 (3,750)
copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 3,550 (3,550), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 5,200 (5,200) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 4,275 (4,275)