Nâm N‘Jang commune (Dak Song) is the big pepper area of our province. Photo: Tuan Phan

According to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA), with this progress, at the end of this year, pepper exports will exceed $ 1 billion with export volume is about 125.000-130.000 tons. In 2013, turnover of pepper export is nearly $ 900 million. Thus, the industry "baby" as Pepper had the opportunity to participate in a clup of agricultural products to export $ 1 billion that 10 years ago, no many people think about it.

Now the Vietnam Pepper had overwhelming proportion in the world trade with 30% of exports and over 50% market share. So VPA believe that, if businesses and farmers consensus further, the Vietnam Pepper items will afford the world market price. In the export sector, pepper is not the only agricultural commodity has overwhelming production and trade, but it‘s the first commodity that Vietnam establishes the role and influence on the international market step by step.

It can be said, 2011 - 2014 is the "prosperity" period in the history of Vietnam pepper development. According to IPC, with production and commerce of the world pepper at the curent time, predicted 2015 to 2020, Vietnam pepper is still a lot of potential and competitive advantages compare with other countries in terms of productivity and costs, especially with Indonesia and Brazil, the two countries had the highest output before Vietnam dominated.

IPC chief executive, Mr Kannan, said that despite the circumstances, Vietnam is still producing countries and biggest pepper exporter in the world. It is worth mentioning, 3-4 years, the impact of the economic recession makes the financial world export more agricultural products were deteriorating, not fewer businesses loss, but the industry is still growing strong pepper, many record output, turnover and continuous price established each year.
 

 Farmers in 3 village, N‘Jang commune (Dak Song) take care pepper plantation. Photo: Mai Anh

Affirming the role

From no place and speculators often dominates the price, so far the Vietnam pepper growing steadily on the international market. International Pepper Community Vietnam look with eyes of respect, listening and sharing.

During the 1990s, Singapore dominated transaction pepper to import large amounts, up to 44,000 tons / year, of which Indonesia is a major source for 50% of Singapore‘s accession. But then pepper Singapore trade fell sharply, down to 10,000 tons in 2010 according to VPA, this reduction is mainly due to the purchase of imported goods directly from the producing countries, especially Vietnam.

Currently, the market share of Vietnam‘s pepper exports to Europe accounted for 34%, Asia 36%, Americas 20% and Africa 10%. Singapore recently there has been a change in the trade, so the amount of pepper into Singapore increased again, reaching 20,200 tons in 2013, but the supply is mainly transferred through Vietnam, while pepper provides Singapore accounted for 60%, only 28% of Indonesia.

The country‘s leading producer and exporter of pepper ago as Brazil, Indonesia has been linked with the import and export in Vietnam up to tens of thousands of tons / year. IPC chief executive, Mr Kannan, also officially proposed relocated from Indonesia to Vietnam by the position and role of the Vietnam Pepper increasingly influential on the international market.

Forthcoming, Vietnam will be the host country to host the International Conference on pepper by IPC in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture - Rural Development held in the city. Ho Chi Minh City. It is worth mentioning, quality and categories of pepper plentiful. From major exporter of black pepper, now exports more white pepper, pepper powder, pepper spice to-table food consumer countries in Europe, Middle East, North America ... to increase product value income and increasing profits.

Source: tintucnongnghiep.com