PEPPER traders anticipate that global prices will remain flat for the foreseeable future as the widespread availability of cheap produce counteracts a recent rise in global consumption. Vietnam is said to have conducted brisk business at $1,400 a tonne fob Ho Chi Minh City, with an expected total export figure of 82,000 tonnes for 2004…READ […]
GLOBAL pepper production is set to fall by 3% in 2005 owing to prolonged low prices that have become a strain on farmers faced with the burden of rising production costs. Vietnam is expected to export 82,000 tonnes from an estimated output of 90,000 tonnes this year…READ MORE
BLACK pepper prices continue to stagnate in what has been dubbed the worst year of trading in recent history due to the massive oversupply in the global market. Vietnam has made a major contribution to the global rise in pepper production as, having had a crop of just 8,623 tonnes in 1990…READ MORE
Vietnam had exported 40,000 tonnes this year, so more than half its stocks have yet to be sold. They complained that potential customers were aware of this and were staying out of the market, expecting prices to fall lower…READ MORE
VIETNAM looks set to record a significant rise in its pepper exports this year due to improvements in quality and aggressive marketing. Vietnamese industry officials attributed the increases to improvements in processing and overall quality and to heightened promotional activity…READ MORE
VIETNAM exported 31,000 tonnes of pepper in the first four months of this year, earning the country $42m, an increase of 20.6% year-on-year. Some 30,000 tonnes are expected to be shipped in the second quarter of 2004…READ MORE
GLOBAL pepper prices are expected to fall later this year due to an increased Vietnamese crop that is poised to raise world 2004 output to about 326,500 tonnes. Vietnam entered the world pepper trade in 1990, producing 8,623 tonnes from 9,196 hectares, but since then output and exports have soared…READ MORE
PEPPER traders have voiced concerns over the possible creation of a producers’ cartel after Vietnam announced that it was to join the International Pepper Community (IPC) later this year. Vietnam will get international recognition out of this. The jury’s still out on the IPC and at their meetings the members can be all of one […]
VIETNAM’S imminent black pepper crop is expected to remain unchanged from the 90,000 tonnes harvested last year due to relatively stable conditions. Next month, Vietnam is set to commence shipping its 2004 harvest after the…READ MORE