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Pepper News
Paving the Future trough Cross-Nation Collaboration
Numbers do more than measure progress; they shape it. On 29 October 2025, the 30th Pepper Exim Meeting took place in Kochi, India, as part of the 53rd Annual Session of the International Pepper Community (IPC). The meeting brought together representatives from IPC member countries and other major pepper-producing nations to share data, insights, and outlooks that shape the direction of the global pepper industry.
Distinguished delegates from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam presented their national updates, joined by Mr. Jasvinder Singh Sethi, Consultant to IPC, who shared the Brazilian pepper outlook, and Ms. Suon Chula from the Cambodia Pepper and Spice Federation, who offered valuable insights on Cambodia’s pepper development. Together, their reports provided a clear mapping of production realities, trade dynamics, and future opportunities.
By consolidating and interpreting national statistics, countries can craft more targeted programs for their pepper sectors, while the industry gains the foresight needed to plan sustainable trade and partnerships. Reliable data and thoughtful collaboration form the cornerstone of resilient growth and equitable progress.
Through continued partnership among producing nations, the International Pepper Community reaffirms its mission to transform data into dialogue and cooperation into shared prosperity for the global spice world.
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Previous Publications
- Pepper/Spice Exhibition at Kandy, Sri Lanka, 30th Oct. - 2nd Nov. 2017
- MPB Central Lab, Kuching, to host IPC Quality Training programme in September 2017
- Executive Director of the International Pepper Community to visit Cambodia in June 2017
- Sri Lanka to host the 45th Annual Session of the IPC during 30th Oct - 2nd Nov. 2017
- Sri Lanka's pepper now becomes one of most important spice crops for export after Cinnamon - Bandula Wickramarachchi
- Members to continue organizing the Pepper Day in 2017
- IPC revises Standard Specifications for Pepper and Pepper Products
- Iman Pambagyo, Director General seeks IPC member countries to strengthen collaborative works in responding to the quality related issues
- IPC GMP Book to be printed in different language of IPC member countries
- IPC Inter-lab Proficiency Testing Programme
- IPC Book on Good Manufacturing Practices for Pepper (P. nigrum L.) was launched
- The IPC Special Session held on 09th - 10th January 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sri Lanka has confirmed to host the 45th Annual Session and other Meetings of the International Pepper Community in Kandy.
- Mrs. Mariam Ilias named as the Liaison Officer of Malaysia to IPC
- Lampung now has another modern pepper / spice processing unit
- 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook 2016 organized successfully in Phu Quoc
- VPA to organize 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook from 17th-19th November 2016
- IPC Executive Director visited Davao, Philippines and met Governor Claude Bautista
- ED attended the 47th APCC COCOTECH
- Dr. Agus Wahyudi named as Director of Spices and Seasonal Crops of the Agriculture Ministry of Indonesia
- Mr. Eng. BANDULA Wickramaarachchi Secretary of Ministry of Primary Industries of Sri Lanka, is the Chairman of IPC for 2016/2017
- Governor Bautista and other officials of Philippines visited Indonesia and Vietnam
- Dato Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom named as new Chairman and Dr. Harry Entebang as new Director General of Malaysian Pepper Board
- IPC announced the winners of the IPC Award Winners for the year 2015
- Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, urged IPC to strengthen the cooperation among the members on five strategic important issues.