However, in non-IPC countries, output is expected to increase marginally to 17,400 tonnes from 17,270 tonnes this year. The latest fob prices per tonne quoted for ASTA grade were: Brazil $1,275 to $1,300…READ MORE
GLOBAL pepper exports fell by 16% to 122,230 tonnes during the first eight months of 2005, compared with 145,515 tonnes in the same period last year. Brazil’s crop has already hit the market and exports are likely to increase in the current quarter of the year. The final export figure for 2005 will depend mainly […]
BRAZILIAN pepper industry officials have expressed concern that if the US dollar keeps falling against the real there could be a decline in their shipments over the course of 2005. The weakness of the US dollar seen over much of 2004 has pushed up Brazilian pepper prices, gradually rendering exports uncompetitive. Between May and December […]