The figure brought the country’s total pepper exports in the first 11 months of this year to 220,300 tons worth of $718.6 million, up by 8.9 per cent in quantity but down by 32.5 per cent in value compared with the same period last year. The average pepper export price in the first 11 months of this year reached 3,261.9 per ton, down by 37.96 per cent.

The U.S was still the country’s leading pepper export market, accounted for 18.56 per cent of the total pepper exports with 40,800 tons worth of $142.71 million, up by 12.05 per cent in quantity but down by 31.84 per cent in value over the same period last year.

It was followed by India with 18,950 tons worth of $59 million, up by 29 per cent in quantity but down by 18.41 per cent in value; Pakistan – 9,780 tons worth of $30.35 million, up by 18.77 per cent in quantity but down by 28.52 per cent in value over the same period of 2017.

Meanwhile, the exports of pepper to EU accounted for 11.7 per cent; and to the South East Asian countries – 8.6 per cent.

In the first 11 months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of pepper to Poland increased sharply by 93.25 per cent in quantity and 22.59 per cent; while to Ukraine – up by 53.14 per cent in quantity and down by 4.65 per cent in value.

However, the country’s exports of pepper to Turkey decreased sharply by 39.56 per cent in quantity and 61.97 per cent in value to 2,530 tons worth of $7 million.