Select spices remain stable on poor offtake

Prices of copra Alapuzha and copra Kozhikode remained stable in an otherwise lacklustre spices market here today due to lack of buying support amid increased supplies.

Meanwhile, there was no trading in black pepper, ginger, copra Rajapur and copra edible due to closure of markets.

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

Black pepper (per kg) Closed (365/415), ginger bleached (per kg) Closed (160), ginger unbleached (per kg) Closed (170) copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 4,600 (4,600), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 4,500 (4,500), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) Closed (6,000) Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) Closed (5,675).