Category Archives: Vietnam pepper

Peak 20 years in the world, bankruptcy debt on the 'black gold' mine

Peak 20 years in the world, bankruptcy debt on the 'black gold' mine

From 2001 until now, Vietnam has always held the No. 1 position in the world in producing and exporting pepper. However, in recent years, farmers are crying, hugging billions of dollars because the item used to be considered a “black gold” depreciated. Sadness sold a lot, a little money collected According to the Vietnam Pepper […]

                            The risk of catching pepper … bitter!

                            The risk of catching pepper … bitter!

This 2019 pepper season, pepper growers added a new worry, when the pepper plant suddenly “caught” with a new disease, a series of cotton shedding, a little fruit. The risk of revenue loss due to reduced productivity. Mr. Tran Van Luong's family, in Tan Phong hamlet, Tan Thanh commune, Bu Dop district, Binh Phuoc province, […]

                            Binh Phuoc farmers worry about losing pepper

                            Binh Phuoc farmers worry about losing pepper

Around November every year is the time of flowering and fruit setting of many pepper gardens in Binh Phuoc province. However, many farmers are now in a state of anxiety because the rate of pepper plants flowering and fruit setting is low. Dang Van Lap's family, Phuoc Thien commune, Bu Dop district has a 1,000-head […]

                            Broken planning, broken market, insolvent fellow farmers

                            Broken planning, broken market, insolvent fellow farmers

Massively expanding the area, breaking the planning, not respecting the law of supply and demand of the market, producing “bluff”, promoting productivity but not focusing on quality are the main reasons leading to the sad reality of cultivation in the Central Highlands today. In 2006, 2007, 2008 … rubber price increased continuously and peaked in […]

                            Pepper exports face many difficulties

                            Pepper exports face many difficulties

According to statistics of the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), Vietnam currently has about 100,000 ha of pepper for harvest with an average yield of 24.7 quintals / ha, equivalent to an output of about 247,000 tons. However, while pepper prices remained low, pepper production costs soared, about 10% compared to 2017. According […]