INTERNATIONAL pepper trading has been sluggish of late largely because global buyers have been deterred by major fluctuations in prices from Vietnam. Vietnam looks set to remain the dominant supplier on white pepper for the foreseeable future. It goes with quite heavy fluctuations, making buyers scared and making it quite difficult knowing when to act…READ […]
VIETNAM’S pepper vines face the risk of being destroyed in future years if preventative measures are not taken against pepper wilt disease. Pepper export prices from Vietnam were also at a peak of $5,500 to $6,000 per tonne for white pepper…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. Vietnamese white pepper…READ MORE
VIETNAM achieved a record high in pepper export value last year, despite selling less volume. White pepper output accounted for 20% of the total pepper exports in 2010, a dramatic increase from the 5% of 2002…READ MORE