MUMBAI (Commmoditiescontrol) - Black pepper (MG1) price in Kochi market declined gradually and touched INR 362 per kg levels which started recovering to INR 365 per kg levels at present.
Fortnight-wise export of pepper from Vietnam Since beginning January 2019 Vietnam exported 163,759 MT of pepper to various destinations. From Jan to May 2019, India imported around 12,213 MT of pepper from Vietnam. May 2019 Vietnam pepper export price to India stood at USD 2429 per MT as compared to Jan 2019 level of USD 2611 per MT.
2019 Export quantity in MT
May 01 – 15 17,278
May 16 – 31 20,918
June 01 – 15 16,459
Source: Vietnam Custom Statistics
Destination-wise pepper imports from Vietnam – May 2019
Destination/Quantity in MT/USD/MT
USA 5149/2637
India 2243 /2429
Germany 2106 /2743
Egypt 1434 /2056
Netherlands 1201 /3370
UAE 1158 /2198
Source: Vietnam Customs departments/Foretell research
FOB price of various origin - Black pepper
Pepper FOB prices increased in the major destinations as compared to previous fortnight. Vietnam pepper FOB price witnessed 5.5% increase corresponding to decline in export quantity as compared to previous fortnight.
Origin |
GRADE |
2019
Average price (USD/MT)
01-15 June
|
2019 Average Price (USD/MT)
16-31 May
|
% difference |
India |
ASTA |
5347 |
5279 |
1.3 |
Vietnam |
550g/l |
2365 |
2241 |
5.5 |
Indonesia |
ASTA |
2567 |
2527 |
1.6 |
Malaysia |
ASTA |
4601 |
4565 |
0.8 |
(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau)