Black Pepper| Firmer trend in black pepper continued

Firmer trend in black pepper continued in Kochi spot market while the futures contracts on the IPSTA remained steady. Farmers are holding back and as a result the supply remained shrunk. Prices moved up by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 63,300 (ungarbled) and Rs 66,300 (garbled). Export prices were at $10,250 per tonne for Europe and $10,500 for US.