Spices remain steady in thin trade

An overall steady conditions continued to prevail at the spices market here today due to lack of worthwhile buying activities from stockists and retailers amidst ample stock position.  

Following are today's closing rates in rupees, with the previous rates in brackets:

Black pepper (per kg) 225/243 (225/243), ginger bleached (per kg) 230 (230), ginger unbleached (per kg) 245 (245), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 5,650 (5,650)

copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,550 (5,550), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 6,700 (6,700) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 6,300 (6,300)