PEPPER MARKET REPORT - KEY HIGHLIGHTS
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World - Pepper prices in October continued to show a mix response with only Malaysian local black pepper price reported with an increase. |
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IPC Price Index and Composite Price – IPC Price Index for the month of October reported with a decreasing trend as Price Index of black pepper reported at 49.49 points,
recording a decrease by 2.2% while Price Index of white pepper similarly decreasing albeit marginally less to the 54.10 points or 1.2%. Composite price of black pepper recorded at US$ 3,681 per Mt, losing US$ 84 per Mt.
Whilst , composite price of white pepper reported at US$ 5,598 per Mt, losing US$ 67 per Mt. Viet Nam total export up to the 10th Month of 2023 has reached 96% of the total export of Viet Nam in 2022. |
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India - After reported with an increasing trend for the last four (4) months, the Indian pepper price reported with a decreasing trend this month. |
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Indonesia - As the Indonesian Rupiah weakened against the US Dollar (IDR 15,760 @ 1 USD) or 2% depreciation, both local and international price for Indonesian pepper reported
with a decreasing trend this month as some areas still experienced a long summer thus some farmer had yet to fertilize their plants. |
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Malaysia - Only Malaysian local black pepper price reported with an increasing trend this month. Whilst, the others continued to be reported stable and unchanged. |
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Sri Lanka - After reported with an increasing trend for the last two (2) months, local price for Sri Lankan pepper reported with a decreasing trend this month which partially contributed
to the weakening of Sri Lankan Rupee against the US Dollar (LKR 324.73 @ 1 USD) or 1% depreciation. |
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Viet Nam - Only Vietnamese local black pepper price reported with a decreasing trend this month. Whilst, the others remained stable
and unchanged as the Viet Nam domestic market reported stable. |
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US - Pepper prices in the US market was reported unstable from the origins with its local currency being the contributing factors.
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Highlights on the Cambodian Pepper Industry |
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IPC Price Index (Base price: Average 2011-2015)

Composite Price of Black and White Pepper (US$/Mt)

FARM GATE PRICE BLACK PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FOB PRICE BLACK PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FARM GATE PRICE WHITE PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FOB PRICE WHITE PEPPER - in US$/Mt

Highlights on the Cambodia Pepper Industry


Monthly Export Price of the Cambodian Pepper during 2021 - May 2023* (USD/Mt)

OVERVIEW OF THE CAMBODIAN PEPPER INDUSTRY


Sources:
- Brazil, Unofficial source (Coreimex, CSG Trade)
- China: Hainan Pepper Association, China Spice Association
- India: Spices Board Govt. of India, AISEF, NCDEX, Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Indonesia: Unofficial source, Ministry of Agriculture Republic Indonesia
- Malaysia : Malaysian Pepper Board
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Pepper Board, Department of Export Agriculture
- Viet Nam : Viet Nam Pepper Association, HCMC
- International Trade Centre (ITC) - Geneva
Notes:
IPC doesn\'t set the price of pepper; IPC only showcases the prevailing price of pepper as reported from various origins and sources. Some of the data in this publication are from the IPC database. The data were obtained from the official reports and correspondence between the IPC and have been processed based on statistical norms that can be accounted for.