Pepper price today August 20, 2025: Maintain high price
Pepper price today August 20, 2025 is at 141,000 - 143,000 VND/kg, maintaining a high price compared to yesterday. Pepper exports to the US increased sharply in the first half of August.
Domestic pepper prices
Pepper prices today in key growing areas remain unchanged compared to yesterday. Accordingly, the domestic pepper price level is from 140,000 VND/kg to 143,000 VND/kg.
In the Central Highlands region, pepper price today in Dak Lak remained unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 143,000 VND/kg.
Pepper price today in Gia Lai is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 141,000 VND/kg.
Pepper price today in Lam Dong (old Dak Nong) is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 143,000 VND/kg.
In the Southeast region, pepper price today in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Ba Ria - Vung Tau) is currently at 141,000 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday. Dong Nai is unchanged from yesterday at 141,000 VND/kg.
In addition, today's pepper price in Dong Nai (formerly Binh Phuoc) remained unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 140,000 VND/kg.
According to Thanh Nien Newspaper, the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) said that many export enterprises are facing difficulties due to order delays, caused by problems in procedures for applying for health certificates (HC).
Before July 1, the issuance of HC was under the authority of the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health). However, after this time, according to Decree 148/2025, the responsibility was transferred to the specialized agency under the Provincial People's Committee or the designated unit. However, many businesses said that when contacting the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, they were told that there were no specific instructions on the HC issuance process and were forced to continue waiting.
In this context, VPSA has recommended that the Ministry of Health needs to have timely solutions. First of all, it is necessary to immediately handle the case of pepper shipments exported to Morocco to avoid the situation of goods being returned due to lack of documents as required by the importing country.
In addition, VPSA proposed to soon issue guidelines on the process of granting HC, both to help businesses provide documents to international partners in time, reduce costs of storing containers at ports, and help them comply with the provisions of Decree 148, limiting risks in the customs clearance of goods.
Pepper price today August 20 in the world market
In the world market, based on quotes from export enterprises and export prices in various countries, the International Pepper Association (IPC) updated the prices of all types of pepper traded in the international market on August 18 (local time) as follows:
Indonesia’s Lampung black pepper prices remained unchanged from yesterday at $7,208 per tonne. Meanwhile, Muntok white pepper prices remained unchanged from yesterday at $10,076 per tonne.
Brazil ASTA black pepper prices remained unchanged from yesterday at $5,850/mt.
Malaysia’s ASTA black pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at $9,400/ton. Meanwhile, the country’s ASTA white pepper price also remained unchanged from yesterday at $12,700/ton.
Prices of all types of Vietnamese pepper remained unchanged compared to yesterday. Of which, the price of Vietnamese black pepper 500 gr/l reached 6,240 USD/ton; 550 gr/l reached 6,370 USD/ton.
Similarly, Vietnam's white pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at USD 8,950/ton.
According to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPSA), in the first 17 days of August 2025, our country exported 10,830 tons of pepper, reaching 71.8 million USD. Compared to the same period in July, the volume decreased slightly by 0.2% but the value increased by 2.1%, showing that the average export price of pepper has improved.
Regarding enterprises, Simexco Dak Lak leads with 1,076 tons, followed by Olam Vietnam, Nedspice Vietnam, Haprosimex JSC and Phuc Sinh. These are the units that account for a large proportion of the total pepper export volume of the country.
In terms of markets, the US continued to lead with 2,205 tonnes, accounting for more than 20% and increasing by nearly 50% compared to the previous month. Other markets such as China, UAE, Thailand and the Netherlands remained stable, contributing to maintaining a positive export turnover.
On the import side, Vietnam brought in 1,738 tons of pepper, worth 11.3 million USD. Compared to the previous month, the import volume increased by 3.7% but the value decreased by 7.4%, reflecting the downward trend in average import prices. The supply mainly came from Cambodia, Brazil and Indonesia.
