Black pepper, copra surge on good demand

Black pepper and select copra prices gained at the spices market here today on good demand from stockists and retailers amid robust export offtake.
Meanwhile, ginger and copra Rajapur Mumbai prices held steady in the absence of any large scale buying.
Black pepper Ready rose by Rs 10 per kg to Rs 740/800 from last Saturday's level of Rs 740/790.
Copra office Alappuzha surged by Rs 200 per quintal to Rs 6,000 from Rs 5,800 previously.
Copra office Kozhikode climbed by Rs 150 per quintal to Rs 5,850 from Rs 5,700, while copra edible Mumbai gained Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 7,500 as against Rs 7,400 last weekend.

Following are today's closing rates (in Rs with previous rates in brackets):
Black pepper (per kg) 740/800 (740/790), ginger bleached (per kg) 150 (150), ginger unbleached (per kg) 170 (170), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 6,000 (5,800), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,850 (5,700), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 10,500 (10,500), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 7,500 (7,400).