Weekly Publications

No. 38/25, 15 - 19 September 2025

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MARKET REPORT - KEY HIGHLIGHTS

In the third week of September, the global pepper market continued to exhibit mixed trends. Furthermore, the US market has remained steady over the past two weeks, with trading activity observed to be limited.
Both domestic and international prices of Indian pepper declined for the second consecutive week.
Both domestic and international prices of Indonesian pepper remained stable this week.
Only domestic price of Malaysian black pepper recorded an upward adjustments since last week, while the others remained stable with no significant changes.
After three consecutive weeks of stability, local pepper prices in Sri Lanka entered a downward trajectory.
Domestic prices of Vietnamese pepper reflected a declining trend, whereas international prices of Vietnamese black pepper registered an upward movement. Prices of Vietnamese white pepper in the international market, however, remained unchanged.

Prices of Brazilian pepper strengthened during the week. Meanwhile, Cambodian black pepper and Chinese white pepper prices remained stable without notable variation.
Between 2023 and May 2025, Romania imported a total of 1,074 metric tons (MT) of pepper. Germany was the largest supplier with 300 MT, followed by Brazil, Viet Nam, Latvia, and Poland.

FARM GATE PRICE BLACK PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FARM GATE PRICE WHITE PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FOB PRICE BLACK PEPPER - in US$/Mt

FOB PRICE WHITE PEPPER - in US $/Mt

IMPORT OF PEPPER BY ROMANIA (2023 - 2025)

BUYERS PRICES AT NEW YORK (In US$/Mt)

 

 

Notes:

  • Prices given are indicative prices. Quality may differ from place to place. Prices can vary and the IPC is not responsible for loss or damages caused to the users of these prices in the context of business contracts or other transactions
  • Producers price ex Kochi is the price quoted for un-garbled quality at Kochi
  • Producers prices ex Lampung and Pangkal Pinang are average prices received by farmers for unprocessed pepper
  • Producers prices ex Kuching are the average prices offered by local traders to farmers for unprocessed pepper - grade 1
  • Producers price in Sri Lanka is the average price received by growers, collected from 11 pepper growing districts in Sri Lanka - grade 1
  • Producers price ex Ho Chi Minh City is prices for local purchases of pepper (500 g/l for black and 630g/l for white)

Notes:
IPC DOES NOT set the price of pepper; IPC only publishes the prevailing price of pepper as reported from various origins and sources. Some of the data in this publication are from the IPC Secretariat database. The data were obtained from the official reports and correspondence between the IPC and has been processed based on statistical norms that can be accounted for.

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