Weekly Publications

No. 37/25, 8 - 12 September 2025

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MARKET REPORT - KEY HIGHLIGHTS

The global pepper market continued to show mixed trends during the second week of September.
Both domestic and international prices of Indian pepper declined further.
Domestic and international prices of Indonesian pepper remained stable, as the majority of farmers in Belitung Regency completed their harvest season.
In Malaysia, only the domestic price of black pepper recorded an upward adjustment, while white pepper prices declined. International prices of Malaysian pepper remained stable without significant changes.
Local pepper prices in Sri Lanka have remained steady for the three consecutive weeks.
Domestic prices of Vietnamese pepper declined, whereas international prices showed an upward movement.

Prices of Brazilian pepper weakened, while Cambodian black pepper and Chinese white pepper remained stable.
Between 2023 and May 2025, Belgium imported a total of 660 metric tons (MT) of pepper. The Netherlands was the leading supplier with 201 MT, followed by Germany, Viet Nam, Spain, and Madagascar.

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 BELGIUM (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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