Pepper price today July 19, 2025: Continued slight decrease
Today's domestic pepper price on July 19 is at 137,000 - 140,000 VND/kg, continuing to decrease slightly compared to yesterday. Vietnam is the leading importer of Indonesian pepper.
Domestic pepper prices
Pepper prices in key growing areas continued to decrease slightly today compared to yesterday. Accordingly, the domestic pepper price level is from 137,000 VND/kg to 140,000 VND/kg.
In the Central Highlands region, pepper prices in Dak Lak today remain high compared to yesterday, currently at 140,000 VND/kg.
Pepper price today in Gia Lai decreased slightly by 1,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday, currently at 137,000 VND/kg.
Pepper price today in Lam Dong remains the same as yesterday at 140,000 VND/kg.
In the Southeast region, pepper price in Ho Chi Minh City today is at 138,000 VND/kg, down 1,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
In addition, pepper price today in Dong Nai decreased by 1,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday, currently at 138,000 VND/kg.
According to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) citing the International Trade Center (ITC), in May, Indonesia exported 2,856 tons of pepper, down 15% compared to the previous month. This is the fifth consecutive month that the country has recorded a decrease in export output each month.
Despite the decline in May, Indonesia's total pepper exports in the first five months of 2025 still reached 18,556 tons. This figure increased by 18.7% compared to the same period in 2024 and increased by 76.4% compared to the same period in 2023, showing that Indonesia's pepper exports still maintain a positive growth momentum over a longer cycle.
Among the main consumption markets, Vietnam ranked first with 4,400 tons, up 58% over the same period and accounting for nearly 24% of Indonesia's total pepper exports. Next was China with 3,504 tons, up 11.4%, accounting for nearly 19% of the market share. Exports to the US reached 2,631 tons, down slightly by 2.8%, while India imported 2,212 tons, up 36.6%.
Pepper price today July 19 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 July 18 (Hanoi time) as follows:
The price of Indonesian Lampung black pepper increased slightly compared to yesterday to reach 7,216 USD/ton (up 0.17%). In addition, the price of Muntok white pepper also increased slightly compared to yesterday to reach 10,058 USD/ton (up 0.17%).
Brazilian black pepper ASTA 570 price increased slightly compared to yesterday at 5,800 USD/ton (up 0.86%).
Malaysia’s ASTA black pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at $8,900/ton. Meanwhile, the country’s ASTA white pepper price remained stable from yesterday at $11,750/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 6,440 USD/ton; 550 gr/l reached 6,570 USD/ton.
Similarly, Vietnam's white pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at USD 9,150/ton.
Indonesia is currently one of the three largest pepper exporting countries in the world, behind only Vietnam and Brazil. With stable output and a wide market network, Indonesia is playing an important role in the global pepper supply chain.
On July 15, US President Donald Trump announced a bilateral trade agreement with Indonesia. Accordingly, the US will apply a 19% tariff on imported goods from Indonesia. Notably, goods exported from the US to Indonesia will not be subject to any tariff or non-tariff barriers.
With this 19% tax rate, Indonesia is considered to have a competitive advantage over some other pepper exporting countries. In particular, Brazil is facing the risk of being subject to a countervailing tax rate of up to 50%. This could help Indonesia increase its attractiveness to international importers in the coming time.