GLOBAL pepper prices have shown regular declines of late as demand remains stuck in the doldrums with no sign of picking up before the end of the year. The Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) pegged the forthcoming crop at only 110,000 tonnes. The estimated range of 135,000 to 140,000 tonnes as likely to be closer to […]
GLOBAL pepper prices have shown regular declines of late as demand remains stuck in the doldrums with no sign of picking up before the end of the year. Most would be inclined to wait and see what happened in the New Year and the latest information on new crops out of Vietnam. That is why […]
INTERNATIONAL pepper dealers are finding it extremely difficult to gauge the next pricing direction for the spice with global stocks seen as very low but global buyers taking only limited coverage. The new crops from Vietnam are expected by early next year and as such everyone hopes for lower prices. So everyone is kind of […]
Vietnam exported an estimated 3,000 tonnes in the first half of October compared with 5,000 tonnes in the first half of September and 7,000 tonnes in the first half of August…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have shown continued regular strength on good demand and an underlying shortfall in availability. Some trade sources believe prices will ease around March 2012 after harvesting of Vietnam’s next crop…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have shown continued strength in recent weeks as tight availability combines with renewed buying interest to exert upward pressure. The total crop size in 2011 might be insufficient to cover worldwide demand up to the new Vietnamese crop in March 2012…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper trading has been sluggish of late largely because global buyers have been deterred by major fluctuations in prices from Vietnam. This month Vietnamese black pepper of 500gpl and fair, average quality, had reached nearly $6,000 a tonne fob. There had then been major downward corrections to a range of $5,000 to $5,100 a […]
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have tended to ease slightly in recent weeks as demand remains largely steady rather than strong, but any spur in buying is expected to send values sharply higher as the fundamentals are still tight. In April Vietnam sold around 15,000 tonnes of pepper overseas and a similar volume was seen in March, […]
VIETNAM’S pepper vines face the risk of being destroyed in future years if preventative measures are not taken against pepper wilt disease. Pepper production of Vietnam in 2011 is estimated to reach between 100,000 and 110,000 tonnes, accounting for nearly 30% of the total global production…Read MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have escalated even higher in recent weeks on ongoing strong demand which has kept sellers in a commanding position over the market. Vietnamese pepper prices had risen since the end of the…READ MORE