Vietnam’s pepper industry is set for an eventful year in 2025 as global production continues to decline while demand from key markets fluctuates, creating both challenges and opportunities for exporters.

VOV.VN - The United States remained the largest consumer of Vietnamese pepper last year with 72,311 tonnes, accounting for 28.9% of total pepper export value and representing a sharp rise of 33.2% compared to 2023, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association.

VOV.VN - Vietnam grossed US$1.26 billion from exporting nearly 242,000 tonnes of pepper by mid-December this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam exported 235,335 tonnes of pepper, including 207,498 tonnes of black pepper and 27,837 tonnes of white pepper, in January - November to earn US$1.22 billion, with the US being the biggest importer, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported a total of 219,387 tonnes of pepper for US$1.1 billion over the past 10 months of the year, down 1.9% in volume but up 48% in value, the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) has unveiled.

The Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) forecasts that Vietnam's pepper exports this year will reach over US$1 billion, returning pepper to the group of billion-dollar commodities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported more than 8,000 tonnes of pepper to China during the opening seven months of the year, representing a sharp fall of 84.6% compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

Vietnam’s pepper export earnings surged by 40.8% year-on-year to US$764.2 million in the first seven months of this year, despite a slight decline of 2.2% in export volume, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 142,586 tonnes of pepper of all kinds worth US$634.2 million during the first half of the year, marking a drop of 6.8% in volume but a rise of 30.5% in value on-year, according to statistics released by the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

So far this year, Vietnam has shipped abroad 114,424 tonnes of pepper worth US$493.1 million, down 13.2 in volume but up 20.6% in value over the same period last year.