(August 21) – According to market reports, pepper production in Lampung and Bangka, the two main pepper growing areas of Indonesia, this year has decreased significantly.
In Lampung, a new harvest of pepper has begun in early July, in line with the annual harvest. However, because pepper farmers often choose because the fruit is uneven, the harvest schedule is as long as other pepper growing countries, although the yield is much lower.
Many farmers said that this year, many pepper gardens were raked by the time of flowering last year with continuous rain. The Northern Lampung pepper growing areas are assessed to be much lower than the Eastern Lampung region, even by only 20% of the average annual production.
A recent report by the International Pepper Community (IPC) also expects Indonesia's pepper output this year to be in the range of 58-60,000 tons, down from 70 to 72,000 tons last year.
Prices of domestic pepper at Bangka were often very different from those of Lampung.
Last week, Indonesian black pepper was offered at US $ 3,980 – US $ 4,030 / ton, delivered at Lampung port, prices were relatively stable.
It is known that in the last 2 years Vietnam has attracted 35% of pepper exports from Indonesia, becoming the largest importer, while the US accounted for only 16% and followed by India. Total export in 2016 reached a total of 53,100 tons of pepper of all kinds, down from 58,075 tons of exports in 2015.
Indonesian farmers usually sell pepper right after the harvest. They do not have the habit of storing pepper like farmers in other pepper growing countries, probably because the output per farmer is not much.
Note: The article references IPC's Weekly Report.
Source English (giacaphe.vn)
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