Select drops on reduced demand

Copra office Alapuzha, copra office Kozhikode and copra Rajapur prices dropped at the spice market here today on selling by stockist and traders amid ample arrivals from producing regions.
Ginger bleached and unbleached slipped on lower retail offtake following weak export enquiries amid adequate supplies.
While, black pepper recovered modestly due to good retail offtake following fresh export enquiries.
Copra Rajapur dipped by Rs 500 per quintal to Rs 19,000 from Thursday's closing level of Rs 19,500.
Copra office Alapuzha and copra office Kozhikode fell by Rs 100 per quintal each to Rs 10,200 and Rs 10,100 from Rs 10,300 and Rs 10,200.

Ginger bleached and unbleached eased by Rs 10 per kg each to Rs 180 and Rs 200 from Rs 190 and Rs 210.

However, black pepper moved up by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 680/750 from Rs 680/745.
Following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 680/750 (680/745), ginger bleached (per kg) 180 (190), ginger unbleached (per kg) 200 (210), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 10,200 (10,300), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 10,100 (10,200), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 19,000 (19,500), Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 13,000 (13,000).