The continuing summer time showers in the remaining three days throughout pepper-developing regions have raised the hopes of the farming community that their pepper vines, typically in Idukki and Wayanad regions, would live on.

Pepper vines had commenced wilting in summer heat proper from February itself. The water degree in maximum of the growing areas have gone down appreciably and nearly all of the wells have dried up. The rains have now added desire for them.

Meanwhile, the pepper market in Kochi on Thursday turned into down by ₹2 a kg, in particular because of the provision of low bulk density and excessive moisture content pepper. The quantity presented changed into on the better aspect at 74 tonnes and the average rate realised changed into ₹304 for ungarbled varieties. MG1 garbled varieties stood at ₹324, even as new pepper turned into quoted at ₹294 per kg.

Kishore Shamji of Kishor Spices pointed out that increased pepper availability from Karnataka and Wayanad has pressured the expenses to move southwards, particularly because of the excellent of the commodity. There also are allegations that Karnataka pepper is shifting to Tamil Nadu via Kerala to avoid APMC tax and this become one of the motives for the reasonably-priced availability of pepper in Tamil Nadu centres, mainly in Gudalur and Erode.

Meanwhile, buyers are also involved over the nice reports of Coronavirus spreading throughout the usa which would dampen call for particularly in the approaching Holi competition season next week within the consuming markets.