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WPB Week #29/18, 16 - 20 July 2018

it.assistant@ipcnet.org 23 Jul 2018 18

Pepper price at most origins remained unchanged. A marginal increase took place in HCM City for black pepper traded at local market. In Sarawak however the price decreased marginally.

Trade source reported Vietnamese black was offered at $2,650 for 550 FAQ and $2,700 for 550 MC. White pepper HTST was offered at $4,290. All are in US$ per Mt for Aug shipment.

Lampung black ASTA HTST was offered at $3,100 and for Brazilian ASTA was $2,650 per MT.

In Bangka, pepper harvest is on-going. Due to erratic rains taken place during this crop season, fruit growth is not uniform and the harvest will take longer. Pepper harvested in the main crop season (July/August) is not as good as last year. Overall however, the output is estimated to be more or less same as last year, with a marginal increase is anticipated.


EXPORT OF PEPPER FROM MALAYSIA:

In 2017 Malaysia exported 12,190 Mt, a marginal decrease of 3% from 12,550 Mt of export in 2016. Supported by sufficient stocks carried forward from 2017, export of pepper in 2018 is estimated to increase. Indication of the increase is shown by increased export in the first four months this year. In April 2018 Malaysia exported 818 Mt of pepper, an increase of 12% when compared to export in April 2017. During January-April 2018 export of pepper from Malaysia reached 3,685 Mt, recording an increase of 3% when compared to export in the same period last year. Japan and China were the main markets of pepper for Malaysia, absorbing 33% and 28% respectively of Malaysian pepper in the four months. Singapore and Taiwan also imported significant quantity of Malaysian pepper.

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