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WPB Week #50/17, 11 - 15 Dec 2017

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In India pepper harvest is on upswing trend, but price showed an increasing trend after continuous decrease in the last few weeks. In Malaysia and Sri Lanka, the prices were reported stable while in Lampung and Bangka a marginal decrease was recorded. In Viet Nam inventory has limited and price for prompt shipment was reported firmer during the week.

Trade sources reported that ASTA black 570 g/l in Viet Nam was US$ 4,000 per MT and for 550 g/l was US$ 3,920; while for Vietnamese white was US$ 5,700 per Mt. Price of Brazilian ASTA black was US$ 3,650 per MT and US$ 3,550 and US$ 3,450 respectively for B1 and B2.

IMPORT OF PEPPER BY FRANCE:

Pepper imported by France is increasing year by year from 7,900 Mt in 2012 to 11,500 Mt in 2016. In 2016 France imported 11,500 Mt of pepper, comprising 8,500 Mt of whole and 3,000 Mt of ground pepper, an increase of around 12% from 10,200 Mt in 2015. In 2017 import by France is estimated to slightly lower as indicated by total imports up to October 2017.

During January - October 2017, France has imported 9,100 Mt of pepper (6,800 Mt of whole and 2,300 Mt of ground pepper), showing a decrease of 8% when compared with import of 9,800 Mt (7,300 Mt of whole and 2,500 Mt of ground pepper) during same period in 2016. Viet Nam was the main supplier of pepper for France, followed by Brazil and Indonesia. Germany also supplies a significant quantity of pepper to France. Detailed import of pepper into France from top ten countries is given below.

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