Vietnam had shipped 15,000 tonnes in March alone and 22,000 tonnes between January and March 2011. This compared with 25,000 tonnes in the same period of 2010, but on this previous occasion Vietnam had some carryover stocks…READ MORE
THE much anticipated arrival of new crop pepper from Vietnam has failed to take the heat out of global prices of the spice as the origin chooses to keep a tight grip on its stocks to capitalise on the overall tight availability across the market…READ MORE
Vietnam pepper prices in local currency were stable over the week under review, but in dollar terms prices decreased by 7% due to the devaluation of the Vietnamese dong against the dollar, putting 500 g/l material at $4,125 a tonne and 550 g/l at $4,450 a tonne…READ MORE
GLOBAL pepper demand has been relatively subdued of late as buyers hold off until they get a clearer picture of Vietnam’s new crop which comes through later this month and into March…READ MORE
Vietnam has 17 modern pepper factories able to process a total of 60,000 tonnes per year, including 10 factories meeting international quality standards. The country accounted for 60% of total world pepper exports, which meant it could control global prices of the product. The foreign experts had admitted that Vietnam’s pepper industry had a large […]
VIETNAM achieved a record high in pepper export value last year, despite selling less volume. Vietnam has 17 modern pepper factories able to process a total of 60,000 tonnes per year, including 10 factories meeting international quality standards…READ MORE