Steady trend continues in spices market

An overall steady-state conditions continued to prevail at the spices market here today owing to lacklustre demand from traders and exporters amid adequate supply positions.
Following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 725/775 (725/775), ginger bleached (per kg) 325 (325), ginger unbleached (per kg) 340 (340), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 10,200 (10,200), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 10,100 (10,100), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 17,500 (17,500), Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 13,500 (13,500).