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WPB Week #41/18, 8-12 October 2018

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The market continued to show a mixed response. Price Viet Nam, Indonesia and Sri Lanka increased; while in India decreased further. In Sarawak the price was reported stable at MYR 7.5 and MR 14.0 per Kg respectively for black and white pepper locally. In Dollar terms however, the price decreased marginally by 1%.


IMPORT OF PEPPER BY NETHERLANDS:

Netherlands as important pepper trading countries in Europe imported 13,200 Mt in 2017 (8,400 Mt of whole and 4,800 Mt of round pepper), an increase of 6% from 12,400 Mt in 2016. Import of whole pepper decreased 7%, while for ground pepper increased 38%. Up to 2016 import into Netherlands decrease year by year from 16,100 Mt in 2014, 17,000 Mt in 2012 and 19,400 Mt in 2010. This phenomenon was likely due to suppliers in producing countries exported directly to buyers in consuming countries. The year 2017 was likely the turning point for Netherland to import more and in 2018 the import is estimated to increase further as indicated by total quantity imported in the first half of the year. During January – June 2018 import of pepper into the Netherlands was 7,900 Mt (5,500 Mt of whole and 2,400 Mt of ground pepper), registering an increase of 26% as against 6,300 Mt imported in the same period of last year. Import of whole pepper increased 37% and 7% for ground pepper. Major share of pepper imported into Netherlands was from Viet Nam (40%), followed by Brazil (26%) and Indonesia (14%).

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