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WPB Week #14/14, 31 March - 4 April 2014

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The market of pepper continued to firm. Domestic price increased up to 4% due to tight supply in most producing countries. Although new materials are available in Vietnam, producers are not keen to release their pepper at lower prices. In India, pepper prices have surged on tight supplies amidst robust domestic and export demand. Pepper prices have risen to INR 53,500 per 100 kg on Thursday, 3rd April 2014 from INR 51,600 at the beginning of the week. Fob price of Malabar black is reported to have touched USD 9,000 per mt this week, recording the highest achieved so far.

IMPORTOF PEPPER BY NETHERLANDS:
Import of pepper for 2013 by the Netherlands, one of the most important pepper trading countries in Europe seems to be lower by 1,500 mt from 16,506 mt in 2012 to 15,006 mt in 2013, The import was mainly whole pepper for re-export to the neighboring countries in EU. In the last four years import share of ground pepper into the Netherlands showed an increasing trend, from 1,269 mt in 2009 to 4,386 mt in 2013. Vietnam was the main supplier for Netherlands, contributing more than 50% of pepper, followed by Indonesia and Brazil.

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