Black pepper recovers on fresh demand

Black pepper prices recovered in an otherwise lacklustre spices market here today on fresh demand from stockists and exporters.

Other spices ruled stable in the absence of any worthwhile buying activity.

Black pepper rose by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 680/740 from Thursday's closing level of Rs 675/735.

Following are today's closing rates (in Rs with previous rates in brackets):

Black pepper (per kg) 680/740 (675/735), ginger bleached (per kg) 160 (160), ginger unbleached (per kg) 180 (180), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 5,900 (5,900), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,800 (5,800), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 13,000 (13,000), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 7,600 (7,600).