Pepper prices remained unchanged as no activities have taken place on the terminal market on Thursday. There was neither any arrival nor any offtake today, trade sources told BusinessLine . However, Tamil Nadu dealers were covering from Kerala’s High Ranges at ₹700 a kg from the doorsteps of the growers. The strike has been called off following an agreement between the stakeholders for a 15 per cent hike in wages. Spot prices remained unchanged at ₹69,000 (ungarbled) and ₹72,000 (garbled) a quintal. August, September and October contracts on the IPSTA remained steady at ₹72,000, ₹71,000 and ₹70,000. Export prices were at $10,950 a tonne c&f for Europe and $11,200 for the US.

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