Weekly Publications

No. 20/25, 12 - 16 May 2025

it.assistant@ipcnet.org 16 May 2025 156

MARKET REPORT - KEY HIGHLIGHTS

The pepper market this week continued to show mix response with only Indonesian white pepper reported with an increase. Furthermore, US as well as Canadian market prices weakened which contributed to the origins selling pressure.
Both local and international price for Indian pepper continued to be reported with a decreasing trend for the last three (3) weeks which partially contributed to the weakening Indian Rupee against the US Dollar ( INR 85.27 @ 1 US Dollar) or 1% depreciation.
Indonesian black pepper reported with a decreasing trend this week. Whilst, Indonesian white pepper reported stable as less stock reported in the market.
Local price for Malaysian pepper reported with a decreasing trend this week. Whilst, international price for Malaysian pepper reported stable and unchanged.
The local price for Sri Lankan pepper continued to be reported stable since last week.
Local price for Vietnamese pepper reported stable this week. Whilst, international price for Vietnamese pepper reported stable and unchanged.

Brazilian black pepper as well as Chinese white pepper reported with a decreasing trend this week. Furthermore, Cambodian black pepper continued to be reported stable and unchanged.
Import of Pepper by Sweden (2023 - 2025).

FARM GATE PRICE BLACK PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FARM GATE PRICE WHITE PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FOB PRICE BLACK PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FOB PRICE WHITE PEPPER - in US $/Mt

IMPORT OF PEPPER BY SWEDEN (2023 - 2025)

BUYERS PRICES AT NEW YORK (In US$/Mt)

 

 

Notes:

  • Prices given are indicative prices. Quality may differ from place to place. Prices can vary and the IPC is not responsible for loss or damages caused to the users of these prices in the context of business contracts or other transactions
  • Producers\' price ex Kochi is the price quoted for un-garbled quality at Kochi
  • Producers\' prices ex Lampung and Pangkal Pinang are average prices received by farmers for unprocessed pepper
  • Producers\' prices ex Kuching are the average prices offered by local traders to farmers for unprocessed pepper - grade 1
  • Producers\' price in Sri Lanka is the average price received by growers, collected from 11 pepper growing districts in Sri Lanka - grade 1
  • Producers\' price ex Ho Chi Minh City is prices for local purchases of pepper (500 g/l for black and 630g/l for white)

Notes:
IPC DOES NOT set the price of pepper; IPC only publishes the prevailing price of pepper as reported from various origins and sources. Some of the data in this publication are from the IPC Secretariat database. The data were obtained from the official reports and correspondence between the IPC and has been processed based on statistical norms that can be accounted for.

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