EXPORT OF PEPPER BY SINGAPORE

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. Although Singapore is not part of pepper producing country, Singapore exported a significant amount of pepper to the rest of the world.

In 2018, Singaporewas reported to have exported a total of 4,807 Mt of pepper from which 84% or 4,024 Mt of it comprised of whole pepper and 16% or 783 Mt of it ground pepper. Singapore on average exported a total of 401 Mt per month in 2018 which peaked in May with 699 per Mt. The total revenue of Singapore's export of pepper in 2018 was reported to be as high as USD 21.9 Million. Thus, recording an average price of the total pepper exported by Singapore at USD 3,698 per Mt for whole pepper and USD 9,052 per Mt for ground pepper.

Year 2019 saw a decrease in term of quantity of pepper exported by Singapore. Singapore was reported to have exported a total of 2,023 Mt of which 97% or 1,963 Mt of it comprised of whole pepper and 3% or 60 Mt of it ground pepper, recording a decrease of 58% when compared with 2018. The average export of pepper by Singapore in 2019 was reported to be at 169 Mt per month which also peaked in May with 287 per Mt. In accordance with decreasing in terms of quantity, Singapore's revenue from pepper export was also reported to have decreased by 71% as compared to the previous yearto a total of USD 6.3 Million. Thus, recording an average price of the total pepper exported by Singapore at USD 3,092 per Mt for whole pepper and USD 4,935 per Mt for ground pepper or a decrease by 16% and 45% respectively as compared with 2018.

As of January 2020, Singapore was reported to have exported a total of 126 Mt which 124 Mt of it comprised of whole pepper and or 2 Mt of it ground pepper. Thus, recording a decrease of 53% when compared to same period in 2019. The total revenue of pepper export by Singapore was reported to have reached USD 476,000, recording a decrease by 49% as compared to the same period in 2019. The average price of the total pepper exported by Singapore as of January2020 was reported at USD 3,760 per Mt for whole pepper and 5,000 per Mt for ground pepper.

Pepper from Singapore is widely traded in Asia, America, Europe and Africa. As of January 2020, Singapore's top 5 Country of destinations for its pepper were reported to be Nepal with 25 Mt (a decrease of 50% as compared to the same period in 2019), United States of America with 25 Mt (a decrease of 50%), Viet Nam with 17 Mt (2019 NA), Spain with 15 Mt (2019 NA) and Bangladesh with 10Mt (2019 NA). The significant decrease of export to United States of America was the result of United States of America starting to shift importing pepper from pepper origins countries such as Viet Nam (an increase by55 Mt or 2% as compared to the same period in 2019) and India (an increase by 42 Mt or 11%).

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What's Next for #Chlorpyrifos and #Chlorpyrifos-methyl in Europe

With Commission Implementation Regulation EU 2020/17 and EU 2020/18 which came into force on 16 January 2020, European countries were required to withdraw authorisations for pesticide containing chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl by 16 February 2020 with grace period permitted until 16 April 2020.

In addition the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed section Phytopharmaceutical - Residues is scheduled to convene on a meeting during 17 - 18 February 2020 in which one of the agenda of discussion is exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation EU amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl in and on certain products. Upon the adoption of the aforementioned draft Commission Regulation, the maximum residue levels of all product for active substance chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl will be lowered to 0.01 mg/kg and would come into force in October 2020.

With the new MRLs coming into force in October 2020, the downstream stakeholders of agricultural industry including the spice industry would take a significant blow. As for spice the cycle of farming, harvesting, exporting and trading would at least take a total of three years, farmers would not only lose a significant tool in managing destructive pests which could diminish their ability in obtaining sufficient yield, they would also be unable to export product containing residues to the EU which in worst case scenario would last for the next 2-3 years taking into account the cycle of industry. Furthermore, in regards of pepper, the new MRLs would give another blow to the ongoing downtrend of pepper price as farmer have to start finding other biological pesticide to replace chlorpyrifos at probably much higher cost in order to keep yielding the same amount.

The stream of commerce would take a massive hit, as the significantly short transitional period for such widely used pesticide would mean that all of already manufactured products as well as currently on store shelves were rendered out of compliance with the new MRL requirement and needed to be destroyed. Thus, resulting to a serious financial drawback of the pepper commerce industry.

Furthermore, with the implementation of the new MRLs in October 2020, it would mean a significant disruption of spices supply to the European Countries in particular pepper as most pepper producing countries like Indonesia, Viet Nam and Brazil which supply most of European Countries pepper need, are currently still regulated chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl for agricultural use. With the prospect of consignment being turned down to enter EU due to residue of chlorpyrifos, scarcity of pepper stock in the European Countries is imminent.


Source:
- Brazil, Unofficial source (Coreimex, CSG Trade)
- India: AISEF, NCDEX, Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Spices Board India
- Indonesia: Unofficial source
- Malaysia: Malaysian Pepper Board
- Sri Lanka: Department of Export Agriculture
- Viet Nam : Viet Nam Pepper Association, HCMC
- China: Hainan Pepper Association, China Spice Association
- Office of Agricultural Economics of Thailand
- A.A. SAYIA & Company
- International Trade Centre (ITC) - Geneva

Note: Some of the data in this publication are from the IPC database. The data are obtained from official reports and correspondence between the IPC and Sri Lanka and have been processed based on statistical norms that can be accounted for. 

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EU Countries Voted to Ban Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-methyl

IMPORTANT

In response to the statement released by European Food Safety Authority which elaborated that pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the approval criteria applicable to human health following some concerns on the epidemiological evidence related to developmental neurological outcomes in children as well as the absence of toxicological reference values, the EU countries had voted to ban pesticide containing active substance chlorpyrifos entirely from European Markets. This historical move took place in a meeting of the standing committee on plants, animals, food and feed (SCOPAFF) on 6 December 2019.

Soon after the meeting of the standing committee on plants, animals, food and feed (SCOPAFF) on 6 December 2019, European Union Commission sent out notification documents to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 12 December 2019 which then recorded as WTO Notification No. G/SPS/N/EU/360.
The WTO Notification contained the draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels (MRLs) for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl in or on certain product.
The proposed draft of the Commission Regulation (EU) which regulated that the MRLs for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl on all product be lowered.

Furthermore, following the voting to ban chlorpyrifos and the sending of notification to WTO, European Union Commission through its official journal of the European Union dated 13 January 2020 published Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/17 and EU 2020/18 stipulating the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl respectively.What's Next for Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-methyl in Europe
With Commission Implementation Regulation EU 2020/17 and EU 2020/18 which came into force on 16 January 2020, European countries were required to withdraw authorisations for pesticide containing chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl by 16 February 2020 with grace period permitted until 16 April 2020.
In addition the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed section Phytopharmaceutical - Residues is scheduled to convene on a meeting during 17 - 18 February 2020 in which one of the agenda of discussion is exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation EU amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl in and on certain products.
Upon the adoption of the aforementioned draft Commission Regulation, the maximum residue levels of all product for active substance chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl will be lowered to 0.01 mg/kg and would come into force in October 2020.
With the new MRLs coming into force in October 2020, the downstream stakeholders of agricultural industry including the spice industry would take a significant blow. As for spice the cycle of farming, harvesting, exporting and trading would at least take a total of three years, farmers would not only lose a significant tool in managing destructive pests which could diminish their ability in obtaining sufficient yield, they would also be unable to export product containing residues to the EU which in worst case scenario would last for the next 2-3 years taking into account the cycle of industry. Furthermore, in regards of pepper, the new MRLs would give another blow to the ongoing downtrend of pepper price as farmer have to start finding other biological pesticide to replace chlorpyrifos at probably much higher cost in order to keep yielding the same amount.

The stream of commerce would take a massive hit, as the significantly short transitional period for such widely used pesticide would mean that all of already manufactured products as well as currently on store shelves were rendered out of compliance with the new MRL requirement and needed to be destroyed. Thus, resulting to a serious financial drawback of the pepper commerce industry.

Furthermore, with the implementation of the new MRLs in October 2020, it would mean a significant disruption of spices supply to the European Countries in particular pepper as most pepper producing countries like Indonesia, Viet Nam and Brazil which supply most of European Countries pepper need, are currently still regulated chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl for agricultural use. With the prospect of consignment being turned down to enter EU due to residue of chlorpyrifos, scarcity of pepper stock in the European Countries is imminent.




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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, on Sunday opened Gulfood 2020, the landmark 25th edition of the region’s longest-running annual food and beverage (F&B) trade show at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
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Minister of Food Processing Industries, Government of India Harsimrat Kaur Badal (centre) with Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to UAE; Vipul, Consul General of India, Dubai; Kamal Vachani, Group Director, Al Maya Group; with other officials during the inauguration of India Pavilion at Gulfood 2020.

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