VOV.VN - The United States is Vietnam’s largest consumer of pepper, making up more than one fifth of the supplier’s total exports, according to the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 267,000 tonnes of pepper worth US$912 million last year, posting an increase of 16.6% in volume, but a decrease of 6.0% in value compared to figures from 2022, according to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in more than US$220 million from exporting 74,744 tonnes of cinnamon during the ten-month period, representing a rise of 19.2% in volume and a drop of 1.3% in value against the same period from last year, according to details given by the Vietnam Pepper Association.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 57,723 tonnes of pepper worth US$750.8 million to China during the ten-month period, accounting for 25.8% of the overall market share and representing an increase of 265.3% against the same period from last year, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association.

Regarding the alleged export scam involving five containers of farm produce, including black pepper, cashew nuts, cinnamon and star anise to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) announced on October 13 that payment for four containers has been retrieved and the remaining work is underway.

VOV.VN - China was the largest buyer of Vietnamese pepper over the past nine months of the year, with its purchasing volume increasing by nearly fourfold, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

VOV.VN - The United States imported 33,728 tonnes of Vietnamese pepper worth US$135.23 million in the first eight months of the year, becoming the largest consumer of the Vietnamese product in the world, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam is among exhibitors at the 12th edition of the World Chili Pepper Trade Fair in the city of Rieti, Italy, from August 30 to September 3, showcasing not only its best chili products but also other spices like pepper, tea, coffee, cinnamon and anise.

Following sustainable development will help Vietnamese pepper further enter the EU where more and more consumers ask for certificates that prove the products’s sustainability, an insider has said.

VOV.VN -India, the United States, and Bangladesh were Vietnam’s three largest cinnamon export markets, accounting for 67.1% of the country’s total cinnamon exports during the first six months of the year.