INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have held firm in recent weeks and underlying tight fundamentals look set to ensure they remain solid even if demand tails off in the coming weeks. In the week to November 26, there were some indications of a further advance in values from certain origins…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices escalated even higher in the week to November 5 on increasingly tight stocks and fears that supply looks set to remain limited in 2011. Normally the market would count on the Brazilian crop to alleviate any tightness in the fourth quarter of the year. However, this year’s Brazilian crop started late and […]
Brazil’s delayed and smaller crop had generated an interesting momentum for the market, which had been fuelled further of late by large trading firms making purchases as opposed to actual industry buying. Industry has not been active in October or November, so there has been no panic buying at all…READ MORE