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WPB Week #13/17, 27-31 March 2017

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The market showed a positive response during the week, where domestic price of pepper have increased at most origins. A significant increase was recorded in Sri Lanka by 16% from LKR 1,040 per Kg last week to LKR 1,220 per Kg this week. Tight stock is reported the main reason for the significant increase.

Pepper harvest in India is almost completed but output is not as good as estimated earlier. Unfavourable weather was the main factor affecting the situation. Some source reported that production of pepper in India is expected to be more compared to last year by only 5-10%. The increase is reported due to expansion and replanting of the crop occurred in the last few years. Because there have been insufficient rains during this crop season, the quality of pepper is affected to some extent.

EXPORT AND IMPORT PEPPER BY CHINA:
China is one of pepper producing countries, particularly in the southernmost province of Hainan, which produce around 30,000 Mt annually, mostly white pepper. Due to increased internal demand, China also imports significant quantity mainly from Viet Nam. Import of pepper into China increased, while for export has decreased.

Export of pepper from China decrease year by year from 10,100 Mt in 2006 to only 1,000 Mt in 2014 and 1,400 Mt in 2016. In the case of import, it has increased from 1,300 Mt in 2006 to 4,900 Mt in 2014 and 4,500 Mt in 2016. In the last five years China has become net importing countries, where volume of import has more than export. Malaysia and Indonesia were the main source of whole pepper for China; while ground pepper was imported mainly from India.

Some source reported that in addition of pepper imported from the above sources, China also entered by land a significant quantity of pepper from Viet Nam. However, no figures were recorded for this. Official figures on export and import of pepper by China is given below:

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