In the first four months, Vietnam exported a total of 74,250 tonnes of pepper, earning 510.6 million USD. While export volume declined by 10.6% year-on-year, export turnover soared by 45%.

Nguyen Duc Dung, Deputy General Director of the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV), noted that coffee prices in the global market rose sharply. As a result, Vietnam's coffee export value increased by over 37% during this period, though its export volume decreased by 22%.

According to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association, the country exported 28,000 tonnes of pepper during this period, generating an impressive revenue of 188.7 million USD.

The Vietnam International Pepper and Spice Outlook 2025 (VIPO 2025) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 3, attracting more than 300 participants, who are experts, domestic and international producers and exporters, farmers, and representatives from localities.

Vietnam exported 235,335 tonnes of pepper, including 207,498 tonnes of black pepper and 27,837 tonnes of white pepper, in January - November to earn 1.22 billion USD, with the US being the biggest importer, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

Vietnam exported 18,415 tonnes of pepper in October, valued at 120.6 million USD, the General Department of Customs has reported.

Vietnam’s export value of pepper reached nearly 630 million USD in the first six months of 2024, an increase of over 30% compared to the same period in 2023.

In the first four months of this year, the European Union imported a total of 11,359 tonnes of pepper from Vietnam. The EU pepper exports were valued at over 48.5 million euros, up 25.1% year-on-year in volume and 32.1% in value.

So far this year, Vietnam has shipped abroad over 114,400 tonnes of pepper worth more than 493 million USD, down 13 in volume but up 20% in value over the same period last year.

So far this year, Vietnam has shipped abroad 114,424 tonnes of pepper worth 493.1 million USD, down 13.2 in volume but up 20.6% in value over the same period last year.

The prices of Vietnamese coffee and pepper are forecast to continue increasing due to limited supply while the export of these products has also enjoyed relative growth, according to insiders.

The current proportion of processed pepper products for export stands at a mere 30%, indicating the need for a significant improvement.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has set a goal of the total pepper cultivation area nationwide standing at 80,000 - 100,000 ha by 2030, with a production target of 180,000 - 230,000 tonnes.

In light of the recent incident involving the destruction of two shipments of Vietnamese durians and peppers by the Japanese authorities, the vulnerability of Vietnamese agricultural exporters remains a pressing concern.

Following sustainable development will help Vietnamese pepper further enter the EU where more and more consumers ask for certificates that prove the products’s sustainability, an insider has said.

Vietnam exported nearly 131,777 tonnes of pepper worth 408.9 million USD in the first five months of this year, up 30% in volume but down 12.7 in value over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

Vietnam exported over 41,000 tonnes of pepper worth 129 million USD in the first two months of this year, up 35% in volume, but down 7.4% in value over the same period from 2022, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam exported over 41,000 tonnes of pepper worth 129 million USD in the first two months of this year, up 35% in volume, but down 7.4% in value over the same period from 2022, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Although the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) appears to be a boon for Vietnamese pepper, expanding market reach in Europe requires much more than FTA-induced tariff advantages.

In 2022, Vietnam expects to export 220,000 tonnes of pepper, accounting for 55 percent of world's total pepper output.