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WPB Week #26/17, 26 - 30 June 2017

it.assistant@ipcnet.org 04 Jul 2017 1

The marker was very quiet during the week under review. Besides increased overseas demand, pepper players at most producing countries were not active in the market in view of Eidl Fitri celebration, taken place at last weekend and beginning of the week, particularly in Lampung, Bangka, Sarawak and Kochi.

After continuous decreased, black pepper price in Lampung and in Kochi has shown an improvement during the week. In Viet Nam the increase has started earlier. Price increased at some origins is considered to be good signal for pepper market. In Lampung, pepper harvest has begun, but the output would be significantly lower from last year. Some producers reported only 20-25% from normal crop is expected to be harvested this year. In Bangka, the harvest is almost completed and the output also decreased. Considering the above situation, it is expected that the price will be recovered soon.

IMPORT OF PEPPER BY THE NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands imported 12.430 Mt of Pepper in 2016 comprising 8,930 Mt of whole Pepper and 3,500 Mt of ground Pepper. Import in 2016, recording a decrease of 9% from total import of 13,630 Mt in 2015. Import of whole pepper increased 3%, but import of ground pepper decreased by 30%. Major portion of Pepper imported by the Netherlands was for re-export to the neighboring countries in European Union. Up to March 2017, total import of the Netherlands was 2,951 Mt (1,983 Mt of whole pepper and 968 Mt of ground pepper), recording a marginal increase of 3% when compared to import of 2,855 Mt (2,141 Mt of whole and 714 Mt of ground pepper) in the corresponding period last year. Import of whole pepper decreased by 7% while import of ground pepper increased by 36%. Import of whole pepper was mainly from Brazil and Indonesia while ground pepper was from Viet Nam. Indonesia also supplied significant quantity of ground pepper to the Netherlands during January-March 2017.

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