INDONESIAN white pepper prices have shown renewed strength over the last few weeks as farmers in both origins have held back stocks in the knowledge that with global stocks running tight they are in a commanding position. Trade estimates have pegged the Muntok white pepper crop at between 8,000 and 10,000 tonnes…READ MORE
WHITE pepper values could go either way over the next month or so but dealers see the potential for falls as demand is expected to tail off and produce from this year’s Indonesian (Muntok) crops will reach the market. Arrivals from the Muntok white pepper crop have started and are expected to pick up in […]
The IPC observed that white pepper prices also gained at most origins over the week. In Bangka, prices of Muntok white pepper increased further to Rp38,000 ($3.35) per kg at the week’s close from Rp37,000 per kg the previous week…READ MORE
WEAK demand has meant that international pepper prices have continued to show a generally weaker tone of late, but there is some expectation that this price trend could change before the end of the year. High input costs have prompted the country’s farmers to switch to more lucrative crops. White pepper output from Bangka is […]
The International Pepper Community said that during 2007 Indonesia exported 38,002 tonnes of pepper worth $131m, comprising 15,544 tonnes of white pepper. Compared with 2006, exports of white pepper decreased marginally by 1%…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL white pepper prices have shown some sharp increases over the last few weeks due to overall shortages. Indonesian grades of white pepper, The strongest increase in Indonesian Muntok grades, which had escalated by an average of around $200 a tonne over the last week…READ MORE
(Indonesian) white pepper of fair average quality at $5,200 a tonne against $5,150 a tonne earlier. Shipment offers at $5,100 a tonne cif from $5,050 a tonne before. A weaker trend in white pepper and he indicated Muntok grades at $4,700 a tonne…READ MORE
Indonesian white pepper prices were steady, there was a possibility that white pepper prices in general could fall. In Bangka in Indonesia, they used to produce around 25,000 tonnes a year, but that has now fallen to around 5,000 to 6,000 tonnes this year…READ MORE
INDONESIA has seen a decline in exports of Muntok white pepper from Bangka during the first 10 months of 2006, according to the International Pepper Community (IPC). In a market report released in late December, the IPC said that Indonesia exported 8,457 tonnes of white pepper from Bangka between January and October 2006, 16% less […]
GLOBAL pepper prices have been subjected to sharp increases over the last few weeks due to improved demand and the ongoing shortage fears arising from this year’s smaller Indonesian crop. The market has been aware that this year’s Indonesian white pepper crop would be lower since early this year. However, this advanced knowledge has not […]