New Delhi, 30 April (NNS): The arrivals of black pepper reported to be nominal in Kochi due to the lack of selling, due to this reason, the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day. Here, the prices of black pepper markara remained stable at Rs 775 per kg due to the weak buying after the uptrend in the prices during the previous days. Before this, the prices have gone up by Rs 10 per kg. The prices have been ruling at the higher level in the international markets and the import prices have been ruling at the higher level, due to this, the market sentiments may affect. The spot black pepper prices will likely to remain strong during the coming days.