Black pepper eased on sustained demand

Black pepper prices eased further at the spices market here today due to sustained demand from stockist and retailer amidst ample supply positions.
While, rest of the spices ruled steady in the absence of any worthwhile buying.
Black pepper moved down by Rs 4 per kg to Rs 541/591 from Monday's closing level of Rs 545/595.
Following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 541/591 (545/595), ginger bleached (per kg) 210 (210), ginger unbleached (per kg) 220 (225), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 8,100 (8,100), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 8,000 (8,000), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 9,800 (9,800), Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 9,650 (9,650).