The International Pepper Community’s (IPC) Pepper Price Index showed significant gains this July. IPC feels that Indian pepper production in 2014 will be much lower than its earlier estimate of 45,000 tonnes…READ MORE
The Indian Spices Board’s efforts to encourage pepper farming in Idukki have started yielding results as an area of 21,396 hectares has been replanted under the scheme…READ MORE
International pepper buyers are in a waiting mode after recent spates of coverage and continued upturns in prices. The IPC noted that price gains were particularly high in Malabar black pepper due to very tight stocks in India. The local price of Malabar black pepper in Kochi had risen to INR69,000/kg from INR60,000/kg the previous […]
India’s dependency on traditional areas for the production of pepper is expected to reduce over the coming years. Trade estimates have pegged India’s 2014 crop at 35,000 tonnes…READ MORE
International pepper prices have shown declines of late which has made buyers even more hesitant about covering as they hold out for further possible falls. India, was that prices were not that far from the bottom and that there was likely to be a similar scenario to last year whereby prices started rising from July […]
Pepper prices in most of the producing countries were seen as relatively stable. In India the price had increased by 5-6%. India expects a poor crop and operators from Malabar were very cautious. The general feeling was that the crop was at most 40,000 tonnes and some sources believed it would hardly reach 30,000 tonnes…READ […]
For a few days, India had been competitive on international prices, but then its prices edged back up again by some $300 to $400. The global pepper market appears to be presenting a confusing demand picture at the moment, with anticipated strong first quarter exports…READ MORE
INDIAN spot market pepper prices edged up in the last week as traders moved to cover their demand by purchasing from stockists. Indian pepper spot prices in Kochi gained by 8.98% to Rs38,606 ($706) per 100 kg in the week to January 12…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have been dragged lower by a complete slowdown in demand in the run up to Christmas. Indian pepper prices had also fallen sharply with export indications as of November 30 at around $6,800 a tonne. The sharp falls being seen in Indian pepper prices were giving a negative sentiment to other origins…READ […]
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