PEPPER prices remain broadly unchanged in light trading as sellers seek indications of how the upcoming harvests are likely to go according to the International Pepper Community’s. News of the impact of recent wet weather in central and southern Vietnam is eagerly awaited by sellers so they can formulate their strategies…READ MORE
PEPPER exports earned Vietnam $224m in the first 10 months of the year, despite a 37% decrease in volume. World pepper prices surged from the beginning of this year, as news of reduced production in Vietnam and other origins came in. Some grades of black pepper surpassed $4,000 a tonne…READ MORE
Surging pepper prices earlier in the year – which were largely caused by a reduction in output from Vietnam, the world’s top producer – account for the increased revenue from pepper exports. Vietnam’s pepper exports for the whole of 2007 are expected to amount to $310m, double last year’s figure, even as the volume of […]