India has pushed its prices up well above the market and it is overdone to the point where it cannot sell anything. Because there are hardly any stocks left on the Indian futures exchanges the local speculators can play the market…READ MORE
INDIAN pepper prices have risen over the past week due to a lack of sellers and active investment buying. The international market, Indian black pepper of MG-1 ASTA grade was being offered at $2,800 to $2,850 a tonne c&f due to the strengthening of the Indian rupee against the dollar…READ MORE
INDIAN pepper prices have edged higher on the futures market of late due to a lack of sellers and active investment buying, but export values have held stable. On the international market, Indian pepper prices had remained stable over the week to Wednesday…READ MORE
INDIA’S government has approved a plan to rejuvenate pepper orchards in the Idukki district of Kerala over the course of the next five years in an attempt to reverse declining output. Pepper production in India has remained stagnant at around 50,000 tonnes a year for the past few years, dropping from 80,000 tonnes in 2002…READ […]
INDIA’S government has approved a plan to rejuvenate pepper orchards in the Idukki district of Kerala over the course of the next five years in an attempt to reverse declining production. Pepper production in India has remained stagnant at approximately 50,000 tonnes a year for the past few years, dropping from 80,000 tonnes in 2002…READ […]
THE black pepper market turned bullish for most origins in the week to January 24, the International Pepper Community (IPC) has observed. The IPC noted that in India the market showed an uptrend as indicated by the increase in the volume of trade…READ MORE
INDIA’S union government is looking into a proposal by the Spices Board for freight and transport subsidies for pepper exports, following a 35% decline in domestic prices…READ MORE
INDIA pepper futures ended down on Thursday on weak overseas demand and fresh crop arrivals. Arrivals in India started in December and will continue through February. Spot prices in the Kochi market rose by Rs83 ($1.65) to Rs10,712 per 100 kg…READ MORE
India exported 44,613 tonnes of pepper in 2007, according to official customs statistics, up from 26,686 tonnes in 2006. Statistics for the current calendar year are not yet available. INDIA should aim to significantly increase it pepper production by developing…READ MORE
INDIA is aiming to produce 100,000 tonnes of pepper a year within the next four years, half of which will eventually be exported. The Indian pepper crop is likely to drop to 45,000 tonnes this season from around 50,000 tonnes over the past two crop years, after an erratic monsoon took its toll on output…READ […]