Copra office alappuzha drops in lacklustre trade

Copra office alappuzha dropped further in an otherwise lacklustre spices market here today following poor offtake from stockists and retailers.

Rest of the spices ruled steady in absence of any large-scale buying activity.

Copra office Alappuzha eased by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 8,700 from last Saturday's close at Rs 8,800.

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

Black pepper (per kg) 640/710 (640/710), ginger bleached (per kg) 125 (125), ginger unbleached (per kg) 145 (145), copra office Alappuzha (per quintal) 8,700 (8,800), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 8,600 (8,600), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 9,900 (9,900), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 9,800 (9,800).