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Pepper prices gain on demand revival, Campco purchase
March 11, 2021
× Pepper prices have firmed up by ₹20 per kg for all varieties in the last three weeks, mainly on domestic demand ahead of the
Holi festival and revival of industrial offtake.
The pepper procurement by The Campco Ltd, Mangaluru,cocoa from farmers in Kerala s Idukki and Kottayam districts has also aided the uptrend.
The rise in prices, currently hovering around ₹335-340 a kg, has cheered up the farming community. Holi will be celebrated on March 28.
Industrial demand has revived as economic activities have resumed with restrictions imposed to curb the spread of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic being relaxed.
Inclement weather delays pepper harvest in Kerala
January 20, 2021
Inclement weather in pepper growing regions in Kerala has forced growers to delay the harvest in the current season.
The climatic conditions, with cloudy weather and rains in the evening, have affected maturing of berries in spikes, which could result in lower production, said Kishore Shamji, Co-oridnator, Indian Pepper and Spice Traders Growers Planters Consortium, Kerala chapter.
The southern districts in Kerala normally start harvest during November and December. But this year, it commenced late from January especially in Idukki, Pathanamthitta as rains prevented farmers from plucking. If the harvested pepper was not dried on the next day, the shortage would be much higher and lower the bulk density of the crop, he said.
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