a UNESCAP Intergovermental Organization
a UNESCAP Intergovermental Organization
Weekly Publications
WPB Week #24/17, 12 - 16 June 2017
The market showed a mixed response during the week. Pepper price in Viet Nam showed a positive signal, where price in HCMC increased during the week, both local price as well as FOB price. Price at other sources, such as India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka decreased further. Activities in these sources however were very limited as material in the domestic market has exhausted.
In Viet Nam local price of black pepper increase by 3%, while for white pepper was reported stable. FOB price of black pepper increased by 7% and 1% for white pepper respectively. Increased price in Viet Nam is a good signal for pepper market. It is expected that entering second semester 2017, the market will be recovery.
As reported earlier, production and export of pepper in Viet Nam increased significantly in 2016 and out put of recent harvest (2017) is also reported to have good and huge quantity of pepper has been shipped. In Indonesia the harvest is only expected to begin in July. The output however is not promising. Some sources reported that a significant decrease of more than 50% in Lampung is anticipated this year.
EXPORT OF PEPPER FROM MALAYSIA:
In 2016 Malaysia exported 12,550 Mt, a decrease of 10% from 13,900 Mt of export in 2015. Supported by sufficient stock at the beginning of the year and reported good harvest this year, export of pepper in 2017 is estimated to increase. Indication of the increase has shown by increased export in the first quarter of the year. In March 2017 Malaysia exported 1,070 Mt of pepper, an increase of 33% when compared to export in March 2016. The export also increased from 792 Mt in January 2017. During January-March 2017 export of pepper from Malaysia was 2,840 Mt, recording an increase of 34% when compared to export in the same period last year. Japan and China were the main markets of pepper for Malaysia, absorbing 22% and 20% respectively of Malaysian pepper in the first quarter. Singapore and Taiwan also imported significant quantity of Malaysian pepper.
Previous Publications
- WPB Week #32/15, 10-14 August 2015
- WPB Week #31/15, 03-07 August 2015
- WPB Week #30/15, 27-31 July 2015
- WPB Week #29/15, 20-24 July 2015
- WPB Week #28/15, 13-17 July 2015
- WPB Week #27/15, 06 - 10 Jul 2015
- WPB Week #26/15, 29 Jun - 03 Jul 2015
- WPB Week #25/15, 22-26 June 2015
- WPB Week #24/15, 15 - 19 June 2015
- WPB Week #23/15, 8 - 12 June 2015
- WPB Week #22/15, 1 - 5 June 2015
- WPB Week #21/15, 25 - 29 May 2015
- WPB Week #20/15, 18 - 22 May 2015
- WPB Week #19/15, 11 - 15 May 2015
- WPB Week #18/15, 04 - 08 May 2015
- WPB Week #17/15, 27 April - 01 May 2015
- WPB Week #16/15, 20 - 24 April 2015
- WPB Week #15/15, 13 - 17 April 2015
- WPB Week #14/15, 6 - 10 April 2015
- WPB Week #13/15, 30 March - 03 April 2015
- WPB Week #12/15, 23 - 27 March 2015
- WPB Week #11/15, 16 - 20 March 2015
- WPB Week #10/15, 9 - 13 March 2015
- WPB Week #09/15, 2 - 6 March 2015
- WPB Week #08/15, 23 - 27 February 2015