Pepper Market September 5, 2025

 

Price temporarily stable

Pepper prices in the domestic market today are still fluctuating at 152,000 - 153,000 VND/kg. In the world market, pepper prices in all countries are generally stable, except for Indonesia which continues to decrease.

In the world market

At the end of the most recent trading session, the International Pepper Community (IPC) listed the price of Indonesian Lampung black pepper at 7,093 USD/ton, continuing to decrease slightly by 3 USD/ton compared to the previous day.

In other leading producing countries, prices were largely flat. Currently, Brazilian black pepper ASTA 570 is quoted at $6,650/ton, while Malaysian black pepper ASTA is at $9,700/ton.

In Vietnam, black pepper  export  prices  remained stable at 6,240 - 6,370 USD/ton for 500 g/l and 550 g/l.

Type name	World black pepper price list
	September 5 (Unit: USD/ton)	% change from previous day
Lampung Black Pepper (Indonesia)	7,093	-0.04
Brazilian Black Pepper ASTA 570	6,650	–
Kuching Black Pepper (Malaysia) ASTA	9,700	–
Vietnamese black pepper (500 g/l)	6,240	–
Vietnamese black pepper (500 g/l)	6,370	–

At the same time of survey, the price of Indonesian Muntok white pepper reached 10,051 USD/ton, slightly down 3 USD/ton compared to the previous day. While Vietnam's exported white pepper remained unchanged at 9,150 USD/ton, Malaysian ASTA white pepper reached 12,900 USD/ton.

Type name	World white pepper price list
	September 5 (Unit: USD/ton)	% change from previous day
Muntok Indonesian White Pepper	10,051	-0.03
ASTA Malaysian White Pepper	12,900	–
Vietnam white pepper	9,150	–

Update pepper information

According to   Nguoi Lao Dong  Newspaper , explaining the recent sharp increase in pepper prices, a member of the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) said that pepper prices increased because it was the end of the season.

Vietnam pepper harvest ended in May 2025 and most small-scale farmers sold their products because they could not keep them. Only large-scale, wealthy farmers kept their products and sold them in batches.

“The goods that businesses need to buy to deliver signed orders are running out, so the price must increase. An important factor is that the US applies a 40% transfer tax, so businesses also limit pepper  imports   for processing and export because it is not profitable,” this member informed.

Statistics show that at the beginning of the year, Vietnamese enterprises imported 3,000 - 4,000 tons of Brazilian pepper per month, but now they only import about 1,000 tons per month, so they have to increase domestic pepper purchases. Therefore, in the short term, pepper prices will continue to increase because enterprises have to buy goods and fulfill signed orders.

According to this source, in the first 8 months of 2025, pepper exports will surpass the 1 billion USD mark, the highest since 2018 but still not equal to the golden period of 2015-2016.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said that in the first 8 months of 2025, Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery exports continued to maintain positive growth momentum in many product groups and markets.

Of which, pepper exports in August 2025 are estimated at 21 thousand tons, worth 126.8 million USD, down 2.3% in volume and 10.8% in value compared to the previous month, but up 8.1% in volume and 8.6% in value compared to the same period last year.

In the first 8 months, total exports reached 165.7 thousand tons, worth 1.12 billion USD, down 9.8% in volume but up 26.9% in value. The average pepper export price reached 6,739.7 USD/ton, up sharply by 40.7%.

According to VietnamBiz.vn