VIETNAM’S pepper vines face the risk of being destroyed in future years if preventative measures are not taken against pepper wilt disease. Pepper production of Vietnam in 2011 is estimated to reach between 100,000 and 110,000 tonnes, accounting for nearly 30% of the total global production…Read MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have escalated even higher in recent weeks on ongoing strong demand which has kept sellers in a commanding position over the market. Vietnamese pepper prices had risen since the end of the…READ MORE
Vietnam had shipped 15,000 tonnes in March alone and 22,000 tonnes between January and March 2011. This compared with 25,000 tonnes in the same period of 2010, but on this previous occasion Vietnam had some carryover stocks…READ MORE