Vietnam set to take up full IPC membership

September 22, 2003 By:

EUROPEAN pepper traders have welcomed Vietnam’s recent decision to join the International Pepper Community (IPC) as a measure that will go a long way to guaranteeing uniform quality standards. The quality of black pepper from Vietnam varies from very good to very bad and it’s all traded under the fair average quality term…READ MORE

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Vietnamese pepper sales to fall

September 8, 2003 By:

VIETNAMESE black pepper exports are expected to fall during the rest of the year as rising prices have made them lose the competitive edge they had enjoyed earlier in the season. Last week, some traders quoted Vietnamese black pepper of 500g/l grade at between $1,380 and $1,400 a tonne fob…READ MORE

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