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