Pepper price at record high in Kerala market

Kottayam, May 17 (PTI) Continuing its upward march, price of black pepper scaled a new high for the decade at Rs 292 per kg in the wholesale market in Iddukki district, a major producer of the food additive in the country. The ungarbled pepper touched Rs 284 a kg while garbled variety closed at Rs 292 per kg yesterday and traders attributed supply shortage for the firming up of the price.

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