Weekly Publications

No. 35/25, 25 - 29 August 2025

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MARKET REPORT - KEY HIGHLIGHTS

The global pepper market The global pepper market closed August on a positive note, with no major producing countries showing a downward trend.
Domestic and international prices of Indian pepper remained stable for the second consecutive week.
Both domestic and international prices of Indonesian pepper recorded an upward adjustment during the week.
Domestic and international prices of Malaysian pepper registered a notable upward movement over the week.
Local pepper prices in Sri Lanka stabilized during the period under review.
International prices of Vietnamese black pepper remained stable with no major fluctuations. Meanwhile, domestic prices reflected an upward adjustment over the week.

Prices of Brazilian pepper and Chinese white pepper strengthened with upward adjustments, while Cambodian black pepper prices remained stable.
Between 2023 and June 2025, Canada exported a total of 825,383 kilograms of pepper. The USA was the leading importer (790,233 kilograms), followed by Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, France, and Germany.

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

EXPORT OF PEPPER BY CANADA (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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