Given this scenario, overseas buyers are likely to turn towards India to cover for their first quarter 2008 requirements. Good domestic demand in the country is likely to keep Indian parity at higher levels, Indian pepper is quoting at virtually the same levels as the commodity from other origins…READ MORE
INDIA’S spices exports in the six months from April to September rose by 22% to 219,640 tonnes because of good demand for pepper. India’s pepper shipments 37% to 17,000 tonnes on expectations of a global shortage of the crop…READ MORE
INDIAN pepper prices have been rising in line with other origins and due to demand for the current festival season. Indian players were now seeking to buy from…READ MORE
Harvesting of India’s 2007/08 season crop is due to start in December and usually continues through March. The harvesting is expected to be delayed due to incessant heavy rains in the growing areas of Kerala’s Idukki district. early forecasts are pegging output to be between 15% and 20% down from the 2006/07 estimated production of […]
THE world pepper market is continuing to give mixed messages, with prices rising in some origins due to tight supplies but easing elsewhere. Indian said that black pepper availability in 2008 is likely to decline. It referred to lower production in India this year and…READ MORE
INDIAN pepper exports have recorded a substantial increase over the last few months and could be set to be their highest annual total of the last six to seven years. The Asian country shipped around 13,900 tonnes of pepper between April and August 2007, up by 35% from the same period a year ago. Over […]
India shipped around 13,900 tonnes of pepper between April and August 2007, up 35% from the same period a year ago. Over the same five months of the 2006/07 season the country had exported 9,100 tonnes, which was 2,931 tonnes more than the exports over the equivalent period in 2005/06…READ MORE
GLOBAL pepper prices are expected to be subjected to downward pressure over the coming weeks due to slack buying interest against strong availability. International buyers were waiting and watching for further developments with interest to cover at bid prices, The IPC also noted that the ongoing falls in Indian pepper prices seems to have influenced […]
An interesting happenstance is that most countries are lowering their prices while claiming a crop shortage compared to the previous year. Prices at commodity exchanges in India have dropped by almost Rs1,500 ($37.00) per quintal in the course of the past week. Some traders claim that buyers are waiting for the market to bottom out […]
BLACK pepper prices can be expected to remain firm for the remainder of this year, despite recently dropping from high levels and reports of further decreases to come. Traders expect prices to move down by 10% to 15%. Low global demand was helping to keep prices lower, one leading Indian…READ MORE