Spices remain stable in lacklustre trade

Spice prices maintained a stable trend in an otherwise lacklustre spices market here today in the absence of any worthwhile buying from stockists and retailers amid ample stock positions.

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

Black pepper (per kg) 515/600 (515/600), ginger unbleached (per kg) 120 (120), copra office Alappuzha (per quintal) 9,100 (9,100), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 9,000 (9,000), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 10,300 (10,300), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 9,800 (9,800).