New Delhi, 09 January (NNS): The arrivals of new stock of black pepper reported to be weak in the rural areas of Kerela. However, its prices held stable at Rs 600 per kg in these areas. The arrivals reported to be negligible in Kochi and the prices remained stable at the same level of the previous day. After this, here, the prices of black pepper markara held stable at Rs 665 per kg because of the sluggish buying. Recently, the prices have gone down by Rs 10 per kg. The spot black pepper prices will not likely to decrease during the coming days.