Prices of copra edible and copra Kozhikode declined at the spices market here today due to reduced offtake by stockists and millers in the face of improved arrivals.
Elsewhere, black pepper, ginger, copra Alapuzha and copra Rajapur closed at their overnight levels in the absence of necessary buying support.
Copra edible Mumbai fell by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 13,900 compared to Thursday's closing level of Rs 14,000 and copra office Kozhikode slipped by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 10,600 from Rs 10,650 previously.
Following are today's closing rates (in Rs with previous rates in brackets):
Black pepper (per kg) 730/780 (730/780), ginger bleached (per kg) 240 (240), ginger unbleached (per kg) 260 (260), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 10,800 (10,800), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 10,600 (10,650), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 25,000 (25,000), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 13,900 (14,000).
