A steady trend was noticed at the spices market here today due to lack of demand from stockists and retailers coupled with restricted arrivals.
Following are today's closing rates in rupees, with the previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kilo) 201/221 (201/221), ginger bleached (per kilo) 230 (230), ginger unbleached (per kilo) 245 (245), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 5,200 (5,200)
copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,100 (5,100), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 6,800 (6,800) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 6,000 (6,000)