Pepper price today April 4, 2025: Brazilian black pepper price decreased

Pepper price today April 4, 2025 in the domestic market

Pepper prices today in some key growing areas remained unchanged compared to yesterday. Thereby, maintaining the domestic pepper price level at 157,000 VND/kg to 158,000 VND/kg.

In the Central Highlands region, pepper price today in Dak Lak is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 158,000 VND/kg.

Pepper price today in Gia Lai is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 157,000 VND/kg.

Pepper price today in Dak Nong is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 158,000 VND/kg.

In the Southeast region, pepper price in Ba Ria - Vung Tau today is at 157,000 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday. Dong Nai is unchanged from yesterday at 157,000 VND/kg.

In addition, pepper price today in Binh Phuoc is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 158,000 VND/kg.

Currently, farmers in Gia Lai are actively harvesting pepper for the 2024-2025 crop year. Although domestic pepper prices are high, due to unfavorable weather, especially the prolonged cold spell during the flowering stage, productivity has decreased sharply, from 20% to 30% compared to the previous crop.

Gia Lai province currently has more than 7,500 hectares of pepper cultivation, mainly concentrated in districts such as Dak Doa, Chu Se, Chu Puh and Chu Prong. Vinh Linh pepper variety accounts for about 90% of the total area, the rest are Phu Quoc and Loc Ninh varieties. Of which, the pepper area currently being harvested is 6,157 hectares, with an average yield of about 3.5 tons of dry weight/hectare, for a total output of about 21,670 tons per year.

Gia Lai is also promoting the application of water-saving irrigation technology on more than 2,680 hectares and has 383 hectares cultivated according to standards such as VietGAP, Organic and Rainforest. In the province, there are currently 5 facilities specializing in purchasing pepper and 9 facilities for preliminary processing and processing with a capacity of about 7,000 tons/year, well meeting the needs of processing and consumption.

In the Central Highlands and Southeast provinces, the harvest is being accelerated. Dak Nong has completed about 70% of the area, Dak Lak 40%, Lam Dong 60%. Provinces such as Gia Lai, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai and Ba Ria - Vung Tau have also harvested about 50% of the area.

In Quang Tri, many farmers in districts such as Cam Lo and Vinh Linh are worried about crop losses due to massive flower drop in pepper plants. The local agricultural sector identified the main cause as the prolonged cold and rainy season, which has resulted in low flower set rates, with many pepper gardens recording flower drop rates of up to 70-80%. In this situation, the agricultural sector recommends that people take care of their pepper gardens properly and prevent pests and diseases in a timely manner to limit damage.

This crop year’s yield decline has also been recorded in many localities such as Dong Nai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Ba Ria - Vung Tau. However, thanks to pepper prices increasing by more than VND10,000/kg compared to the beginning of the season, farmers are still optimistic.

In addition, this year the harvest is late, while many households have the mentality of keeping their goods and have more stable financial conditions, so they do not sell in bulk. This helps growers be more proactive in bringing their goods to market, creating stability for supply and selling prices.

Pepper price today April 4 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 April 1 (local time) as follows:

Indonesia's Lampung black pepper prices remained unchanged from yesterday at $7,239 per ton. Meanwhile, Muntok white pepper prices remained stable from yesterday at $10,066 per ton.

Brazilian black pepper ASTA 570 price decreased slightly compared to yesterday at 6,950 USD/ton (down 0.72%).

Malaysia’s ASTA black pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at $9,900/ton. Meanwhile, the country’s ASTA white pepper price was also stable from yesterday at $12,400/ton.

Prices of all types of Vietnamese pepper remained stable compared to yesterday. Of which, the price of Vietnamese black pepper 500 gr/l reached 7,100 USD/ton; 550 gr/l reached 7,300 USD/ton.

Similarly, Vietnam's white pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at USD 10,100/ton.