VOV.VN - Vietnamese cured fermented beef or pork, known locally as Nem chua, has been voted by international food website Taste Atlas as one of the 54 best dishes with hot peppers in the world.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 20,000 tonnes of pepper in January for US$79 million, increasing 60.2% in volume and 83.9% in value compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Asia is the largest market for Vietnamese peppercorns, accounting for 52.7% of the nation’s total export volume of the product, heard the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA)’s annual conference held in Hanoi on January 25.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Spain has warned domestic enterprises to be cautious when signing contracts with Spanish businesses to avoid risks.

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).