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).

VOV.VN - The first half of the year witnessed Vietnam spend US$69.6 million on pepper imports, of which Brazil, Cambodia, and Indonesia made up the country’s three largest pepper supply markets.

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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$353 million from exporting 83,783 tonnes of black pepper in the initial four months of the year, marking an 11.5% increase in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 1,523 tonnes of chili in March worth US$4.2 million, marking a sharp rise of 72.3% compared to February, with the Chinese market accounting for nearly 88% of the export volume, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s anise exports to the Indian market in March skyrocketed by 178% compared to the previous month with 645 tonnes, accounting for a proportion of nearly 65%, according to statistics released by the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

The prices of Vietnamese coffee and pepper are forecast to continue increasing due to limited supply while the export of these products has also enjoyed relative growth, according to insiders.

The northern province of Hoa Binh’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on March 28 coordinated with Tien Ngan Trading and Investment Co., Ltd, Tomas Trade Co., Ltd and ASIA Ocean company to export the first lot of 7.5 tonnes of pickled chili peppers to the Republic of Korea (RoK).