New Delhi, 21 July (NNS): The offtake of black pepper reported to be sluggish due to the monsoon season, as a result, here, the prices of black pepper markara remained stable at Rs 760 per kg. Recently, the prices have gone down by Rs 10 per kg. Both the arrivals and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day in Kochi mandi. The market sentiments may affect owing to the imported stock from Sri Lanka. The spot black pepper prices will likely to remain sluggish during the coming days.