Pepper analysis: market looks to be in a delicate position

The international pepper market has shown signs of some downward pressure of late but it is difficult to gauge whether this will continue into the early part of 2016 or whether a rebound is on the cards. On the matter of Brazilian pepper prices specifically, one Brazilian seller could be quoting at higher levels than […]

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Pepper market seems to be stable but for how long?

International pepper prices appear to have entered a mostly stable phase for the time being but tight spot availability could mean upward pressure on prices from resellers. Brazil’s latest crop, harvesting of which was started in August, is of a normal size. Trade estimates have put this at around 30,000-35,000 tonnes. Harvesting is expected to […]

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Brazilian pepper market becomes slightly more active

In Brazil, farmers’ prices are not much different from more than a month ago. However, in this same month there has been almost a 10% devaluation of the Brazilian currency in relation to US dollar, which directly affected the prices in a market with slow demand…READ MORE

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Brazilian pepper prices lifted by good demand

Brazilian pepper prices have been rising very rapidly over the last month due to strong demand. There is a general belief in Brazil that there are not many offers available simply because carry-over stocks this year were reduced to very low levels…READ MORE

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