Online Registration is Now Open -
The 51st Annual Session and Meetings of the International Pepper Community and International Spice Exhibition
(51st IPC ASM ISE)
Assalammualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarakatuh and Greetings from the IPC Secretariat!
Dear International Pepper Community Family,
The International Pepper Community (IPC) holds regular Session and Meetings yearly which is hosted by the IPC member country on a rotation basis. Each member country is represented by a delegate with plenipotentiary authority to the Session. This year, the 51st Annual Session and Meetings of IPC and International Spice Exhibition (51st IPC ASM ISE) will be hosted by the Government of Malaysia and jointly organized by the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (MPC), Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) and IPC at Pullman Hotel Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from 6 - 9 November 2023.
Following the peak of pepper price in 2015/2016, the global pepper
production has continuously reported with a steady increasing trend
which has caused the scale to greatly tip to one side. On average, in
the past 5 years, the global pepper production has exceeded 500 KMT
while the excess stock brought over balance for a 5-year calculation
(2017 - 2021) averaging around 175 KMT. As result of the global
oversupply of pepper, pepper price has fluctuated with a tendency of
decreasing and has prolonged the unfavourable low prices of pepper. The
imbalance of global pepper supply and demand has put pressure to the
economy of the stakeholder of the pepper industry, especially pepper
smallholders as they are burdened with a significant high cost of
production and relatively low selling prices. In this regard, the need
for increasing the global demand of pepper has been of great importance
and ought to be seriously taken up by all the stakeholders of the pepper
industry by encouraging more pr
omotional campaign to increase the consumption of pepper both
domestically and internationally as well as penetrating more
unconventional consuming market to expand the pepper market. Thus,
creating more opportunities for the advancement and sustainability of
the global pepper industry.
As such, IPC take upon the theme of "Balancing the Global Pepper Supply and Demand - Alleviating Pressure on Prices" for the 51st Annual Sessions and Meetings of the International Pepper Community. The 51st ASM ISE is expected to be one of the largest ever conferences of the International Pepper Community.
Don't miss out this opportunity and I hope to see you in Kuching, Sarawak soon!
#togetherwearestronger
Thank you and kind regards.
Salam hormat,
Firna Azura Ekaputri Hj. Marzuki
Executive Director of IPC
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