INTERNATIONAL pepper dealers remain divided in their opinion on recent price trends and the likely direction of prices over the coming weeks. India expected a bumper crop in 2013 of about 65,000 tonnes, but the crop was likely to be delayed by one month…READ MORE
A SHARP fall in output and the resultant high prices have hit Indian pepper exports. Exporters said India would struggle to reach the export target of 20,000 tonne for pepper set by the Spices Board in the current year. Pepper exports for the three months ended June 30 were around 3,000 tonnes…READ MORE
India exported 26,700 tonnes of pepper valued at Rs8.78bn ($157.43m) in 2011/12. Though Indian pepper price has now dropped to around $7,800 per tonne from a level of $8,300, it is still higher than the prices of other pepper producing countries…READ MORE