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. White pepper was quoted at levels in excess of $5,000 a tonne. Prices then eased slightly in an apparent correction, but the tendency has been firm again, with prices moving back upwards...READ MORE