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WPB Week #41/14, 06 - 10 October 2014

it.assistant@ipcnet.org 10 Oct 2014 11

A mixed response occurred again this week in the domestic market of producing countries. Pepper price in Sarawak increased, while in Sri Lanka decreased. Marginal decrease was also recorded in Lampung. In Kochi, Malabar black showed an increasing trend during this week. It increased daily from INR 660 per Kg on 7th October to INR 678 per Kg on 9th October 2014. In Vietnam, local prices increased marginally, but fob price of black pepper decreased. In Europe and New York the price remained stable.

IMPORT OF PEPPER BY JAPAN:
During 2013 Japan imported 8,514 Mt of pepper, comprising of 4,895 Mt of whole pepper and 3,619 Mt of ground pepper, as against 8,130 Mt (4,605 Mt of whole and 3,526 Mt of ground pepper) imported during the year 2012. During January - August 2014, total import of pepper into Japan was 5,473 Mt (3,050 Mt of whole and 2,423 Mt of ground pepper). When compared to import in the same period last year, there was a decrease of around 8%. Malaysia remained the most important source of whole pepper for Japan in 2014, while for ground pepper was mostly imported from Indonesia and Vietnam.

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