Anticipated lower output and an expected upturn in domestic demand were seen as likely to lend support to prices in the coming weeks. India’s black pepper was currently at its maturing stage and anticipated heavy rains in Kerala and Karnataka might affect yields for the forthcoming crop…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have held firm in recent weeks and underlying tight fundamentals look set to ensure they remain solid even if demand tails off in the near future. The buyers would try to hold out for as long as possible, knowing that new crops would come through in a few months from India…READ MORE
India’s pepper output has fallen drastically from the 75,000 to 100,000 tonnes per annum range due to disease and declining yields. India as the largest producer in a short time and now has the position of the largest exporter…READ MORE
INDIA hopes to regain the top spot in the list of global pepper producers by 2014 by going in for a massive replantation and rejuvenation drive. The aim is to increase production of Indian pepper to 110,000 tonnes by 2014. Under the scheme old as well as disease-affected pepper vines will be re-planted with disease-free […]
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices escalated even higher in the week to November 5 on increasingly tight stocks and fears that supply looks set to remain limited in 2011. Demand had been fairly constant, particularly now that India were purchasing much more pepper than in the past…READ MORE
THE International Pepper Community (IPC) is launching an SMS service of pepper prices from key producing origins to pepper farmers on a daily basis. The IPC meeting was attended by a record number of 139 delegates from 25 countries in addition to 154 Indian delegates, which included pepper farmers from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. […]
GLOBAL pepper production has not been keeping pace with growth in consumption of the commodity offering scope for increasing production. India is a major consumer of the spice and consumes 60% of its annual production…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices escalated even higher in the week to November 5 on increasingly tight stocks and fears that supply looks set to remain limited in 2011. In the meantime, demand had been fairly constant, particularly now that India were purchasing much more pepper than in the past…READ MORE
INDIAN pepper prices have shown a continued firm trend in the past week due to strong domestic demand and anticipated good overseas buying interest. The robust domestic demand for the winter and the expectation of an increase in export offtake might keep prices on the ascendancy…READ MORE
In the meantime, Indian pepper prices had fallen quite substantially in recent weeks, reaching around Rs186 ($4.18) a kg on October 8 from Rs217 a kg a few weeks earlier. That drop was partly offset by a much stronger rupee…READ MORE