Bold berries sieved from imported Vietnam pepper were reportedly being sold as material from Wayandu (Kerala) and Coorg area (Karnataka) in the domestic market. Wayanadan berries are bold and that from Coorg are also almost similar and bold berries are in good demand in the domestic market, market sources told Business Line . No activities were reported from the primary and terminal markets because of the heavy rains coupled with hartal in Kerala. On the NMCE, there were buyers at ₹71,100 but no sellers were ready. On the IPSTA, May and June contracts moved up by ₹1,000 . On the spot, prices were notionally raised by ₹500 a quintal to a record ₹72,000 (ungarbled) and ₹74,000 (garbled) a quintal. Export prices declined to $12,800 c&f for Europe and $13,150 a tonne c&f for the US.

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