Weekly Publications

No. 43/25, 20 - 24 October 2025

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MARKET REPORT - KEY HIGHLIGHTS

In the fourth week of October, the global pepper market continued to exhibit mixed trends, with only India showing an upward trajectory. Meanwhile, the U.S. market has weakened for the third consecutive week, accompanied by a depreciation of several local currencies.
Both domestic and international prices of Indian pepper recorded upward adjustments for three consecutive weeks, partly supported by a 1% appreciation of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar (INR 87.93/USD).
Both domestic and international prices of Indonesian pepper remained stable for the second consecutive week.
Only the International price of Malaysian white pepper remained stable this week, other categories showed a downward trend.
Domestic pepper prices in Sri Lanka remained steady compared with last week.
Both Domestic and international prices of Vietnamese pepper declined during the week.

Prices of Brazilian black pepper, Cambodian black pepper, and Chinese white pepper remained stable and unchanged.
Between 2023 and August 2025, Latvia exported a cumulative total of 860 metric tons (MT) of pepper. Poland emerged as the leading importer with 554 MT, followed by Romania, Lithuania, Estonia, and Belarus.

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 LATVIA (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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