Vietnam’s 2014 crop has been projected to reach a possible 140,000-150,000 tonnes. However, although harvesting started in February/March it invariably continued to June or so, meaning that exports of new crop material did not all flood onto the market in one swoop but would be sold gradually…READ MORE
International pepper prices have continued to escalate of late as limited supply has cancelled out any potential bearishness of slack demand. Vietnam was expecting a good crop of between 140,000 and 150,000 tonnes. Vietnam was almost the sole supplier of pepper to the world market for the period March to June 2014 and farmers had […]
Vietnam has been among those raising its prices of late. Vietnam has shipped more than 80,000 tonnes between January and August. Vietnam black pepper of 550 g/litre was also at USD6,600 a tonne c&f, an advance of USD200 to USD300 in the last two weeks…READ MORE
THE global pepper market looks to be set for a decent level of overall availability this year as the emergence of a number of key crops in recent months has helped to partly replenish tight stocks seen earlier this year. Vietnam’s 2013 crop of black pepper at 127,800 tonnes…READ MORE
THE global pepper market appears to be presenting a confusing demand picture at the moment, with anticipated strong first quarter exports from Vietnam implying a good level of offtake, but international traders reporting a sluggish buying pattern…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have shown continued strength in recent weeks as dealers eagerly await the arrival of Vietnam’s next crop to alleviate underlying tight stocks in importing countries. Many were hoping that when Vietnam returned from its Tet holiday its crop would be in full swing and the country’s farmers would be keen to sell […]
The market trend would become clear around March or April after harvesting of Vietnam’s crop in February. The consensus is that Vietnam is set for a good-sized crop…READ MORE