Weekly Publications

No. 29/25, 14 - 18 July 2025

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MARKET REPORT - KEY HIGHLIGHTS

The global pepper market displayed mixed trends, with only Sri Lanka\'s local black pepper prices showing an upward movement.
For the second consecutive week, both domestic and international prices of Indian pepper continued to decline.
Both local and international prices of Indonesian pepper recorded a downward movement this week.
Local and international prices of Malaysian pepper remained stable throughout the week.
Sri Lanka\'s local pepper prices continued on an upward trajectory for the second consecutive week, making it the only major producing country to report a price increase.
The local price of Vietnamese pepper declined, while international prices remained stable and unchanged.

Prices of Brazilian showed a declining trend this week, whereas Cambodian black pepper and Chinese white pepper remained stable with no notable changes.
Between 2023 and March 2025, Bahrain imported a total of 173 metric tons (MT) of pepper. Viet Nam was the top supplier (73 MT), followed by the UAE, India, Turkiye, and Mexico.

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 BAHRAIN (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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