Sluggish purchasing weakens pepper market
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have been dragged lower by a complete slowdown in demand in the run up to Christmas. The expectation of good 2013 crops in Vietnam and…READ MORE
Slack offtake brings weaker tone to world pepper market
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have been subjected to downward pressure of late as buyers remain mostly absent. Vietnam is lacking sales and prices are slowly coming down but the farmers there are very comfortable. They have made a lot of money and there is not much left there and they still have to go four months […]
World pepper price trends remain a source of debate
Vietnam anticipated a good crop which was slightly earlier than normal. The first light berries were likely to arrive in the local market in December 2012. Production in 2013 was likely to be in the range of 135,000 to 145,000 tonnes…READ MORE
Pepper price declines raise hopes of a revival in buying
Vietnam black pepper prices decline to around dong117,000 ($5.67) a kg from more than dong130,000 a kg earlier in the season. Vietnam black pepper prices were now hovering around dong118,000 per kg…READ MORE
New harvests fail to cause downturn in pepper prices
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have been holding mostly firm despite new crop harvesting being under way in Vietnam. Vietnam to produce 118,000 tonnes in 2012 against 113,000 tonnes earlier…READ MORE