Pepper trade sees more upheaval

The advent of Vietnam as a major player in the pepper arena has meant that the quality and quantum of the crop in that country will have a direct effect on global prices. Vietnam today contributes 120,000 tonnes, or nearly 43%, of the aggregate global black pepper output of 279,500 tonnes. When there was partial […]

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Buying lull eases prices ahead of Vietnam’s pepper crop

INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have shown a weaker tendency of late due to slack buying interest and the imminent arrival of Vietnamese new crop material. Vietnam has become the key supplier at the moment as rival origins are mostly sold out or very low on stocks. It had been anticipated that Vietnam would have run out […]

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