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WPB Week #10/18, 05 - 09 March 2018

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Pepper harvest in Viet Nam is on the peak season but market not very brisk as price further decreased. A trader in Viet Nam offered Asta 570 at US$ 3,015 per MT and US$ 2,958 for 550 MC. In Kochi, the price of Malabar black pepper also decreased. Stable prices were reported in Lampung, Bangka and Sri Lanka. Trade source in Dubai reported price of Brazilian pepper at $3,100, $3,000 and $2,900 per Mt for Basta, B1, and B2 respectively.

EXPORT OF PEPPER FROM MALAYSIA

In 2017 Malaysia exported 12,184 Mt of pepper, consisting of 10,484 Mt of whole pepper and 1,700 Mt of ground pepper, valued at US$ 72.7 million. As against 12,549 Mt of export in 2016, there was a marginal decrease of 3% in volume in 2017. In terms of value, export earnings from pepper decreased by almost 40% from US$ 119 million in 2016. Whole pepper export decreased while for ground pepper increased. Japan remained the most important market absorbing 24% of pepper exported by Malaysia. China, Viet Nam and Taiwan also imported significant quantity of pepper from Malaysia.

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