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. Brazil’s new crop is said to be of a reasonable size and the trader quoted Brazilian ASTA grades at $2,950 […]
IMPENDING supply from Brazil has been a major factor in continuing the decline in global pepper prices that started in March. Prices of black pepper from Brazil…READ MORE
WORLD pepper importers are bracing themselves for the possibility of tight availability in the fourth quarter of this year due to a combination of smaller output and an anticipated further increase in consumption. Brazil’s 2008 crop is the same as that of last year at 35,000 tonnes…READ MORE
GLOBAL pepper prices have embarked on the route to recovery after recent falls as news on key crops is yet to come through. Last week, global prices for black pepper had been on the slide, despite the fact that exports from major origin Brazil had collapsed by 70% in May compared with a year before…READ […]
GLOBAL pepper prices are likely to fall further before they stage any major recovery. Brazilian B ASTA was being offered at $3,600 a tonne fob…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL black pepper prices have shown some sharp declines over recent weeks largely as a result of slack demand. ASTA market, to a large degree Brazil, focusing on ASTA, Brazil is the…READ MORE
GLOBAL black pepper prices have seen further sharp increases of late as farmers and exporters look to capitalise on their returns. The latest upward movements in Brazilian black pepper continue a trend identified in late February…READ MORE
Brazilian black pepper prices have risen sharply over the last few weeks as farmers and exporters in both origins become more ambitious with their financial returns. Brazilian grade one material, shipment levels of $3,750 a tonne cif from $3,650 a tonne previously…READ MORE
Brazil’s stocks at this time of year are slowly dwindling. At this time of year, Brazil is never the pace maker for the market trend. Brazilian grade one material…READ MORE
PEPPER dealers are conducting a protracted stand-off as they wait to see whose nerve will break. Sharp increases in Brazilian material…READ MORE