Pepper market shows firm trend ahead of new crops
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
Sluggish purchasing weakens pepper market
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have been dragged lower by a complete slowdown in demand in the run up to Christmas. The expectation of good 2013 crops in Vietnam and…READ MORE
Slack offtake brings weaker tone to world pepper market
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have been subjected to downward pressure of late as buyers remain mostly absent. Vietnam is lacking sales and prices are slowly coming down but the farmers there are very comfortable. They have made a lot of money and there is not much left there and they still have to go four months […]
World pepper price trends remain a source of debate
Vietnam anticipated a good crop which was slightly earlier than normal. The first light berries were likely to arrive in the local market in December 2012. Production in 2013 was likely to be in the range of 135,000 to 145,000 tonnes…READ MORE
Pepper price declines raise hopes of a revival in buying
Vietnam black pepper prices decline to around dong117,000 ($5.67) a kg from more than dong130,000 a kg earlier in the season. Vietnam black pepper prices were now hovering around dong118,000 per kg…READ MORE
New harvests fail to cause downturn in pepper prices
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have been holding mostly firm despite new crop harvesting being under way in Vietnam. Vietnam to produce 118,000 tonnes in 2012 against 113,000 tonnes earlier…READ MORE
Severe lack of purchasing drags pepper values down
GLOBAL pepper prices have shown regular declines of late as demand remains stuck in the doldrums with no sign of picking up before the end of the year. The Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) pegged the forthcoming crop at only 110,000 tonnes. The estimated range of 135,000 to 140,000 tonnes as likely to be closer to […]
Severe lack of purchasing drags pepper values down
GLOBAL pepper prices have shown regular declines of late as demand remains stuck in the doldrums with no sign of picking up before the end of the year. Most would be inclined to wait and see what happened in the New Year and the latest information on new crops out of Vietnam. That is why […]
Pepper dealers struggling to gauge market direction
INTERNATIONAL pepper dealers are finding it extremely difficult to gauge the next pricing direction for the spice with global stocks seen as very low but global buyers taking only limited coverage. The new crops from Vietnam are expected by early next year and as such everyone hopes for lower prices. So everyone is kind of […]
Black pepper dips belie strength of underlying fundamental forces
Vietnam exported an estimated 3,000 tonnes in the first half of October compared with 5,000 tonnes in the first half of September and 7,000 tonnes in the first half of August…READ MORE