Up by VND 6,000/kg this week

Pepper prices on July 12 globally

Global pepper prices remained unchanged on July 12, 2026, with no new market movements recorded.

Accordingly, Lampung black pepper from Indonesia was quoted at $ 7,079/ton, while Muntok white pepper was traded at $ 9,198/ton.

Malaysia’s Kuching ASTA black pepper remained at $ 9,350/ton, while ASTA white pepper was priced at $ 12,250/ton.

In Brazil, ASTA 570 black pepper was quoted at $ 5,900/ton.

In Vietnam, 500 g/l black pepper for export was traded at $ 5,850/ton, while the 550 g/l grade was quoted at $5,950/ton. White pepper was priced at $ 8,200/ton.

Global pepper prices remained stable today. Over the past week, the global pepper market recorded slight declines in Indonesia and a sharp drop in Vietnam’s export pepper prices.

Malaysia is accelerating its strategy to develop the pepper industry by focusing on higher value-added products, targeting an output of 39,000 tons of high-quality pepper by 2030, a significant increase from the projected 33,000 tons in 2026. According to Malaysia’s Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK), the strategy aims to gradually reduce reliance on raw pepper exports while promoting value-added processed products.

Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said the plan will be implemented under the 13th Malaysia Plan (2026-2030), focusing on improving production quality and expanding processing capacity rather than simply increasing export volumes.

During this period, Malaysia will carry out nine pepper research and development (R&D) projects with commercialization and technology transfer potential. The Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) has been allocated MYR 45.83 million to implement 10 industry development programs, including MYR 20 million to establish the National Pepper Research and Development Center, aimed at advancing research in value-added pepper processing.

Alongside infrastructure investment, the MPB has trained 1,153 entrepreneurs through 53 entrepreneurship programs, supported the successful development of 228 retail pepper products, and provided machinery worth MYR 590,000 to 42 businesses. Malaysia has also expanded research collaboration with the Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals and is planning to work with Ajinomoto Malaysia to develop functional food and flavoring products derived from pepper.

Thus, global pepper prices on July 12, 2026 remained unchanged compared with the previous day.

Pepper prices on July 12 domestically

In the domestic market, pepper prices on July 12 remained unchanged from yesterday. Specifically:

Pepper prices in Dak Lak were traded at VND 140,000/kg;

Pepper prices in Dak Nong (Lam Dong Province) increased to VND 141,000/kg;

Pepper prices in Gia Lai were traded at VND 138,000/kg;

Traders in Dong Nai traded pepper at VND 138,000/kg;

Pepper prices in Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Ho Chi Minh City) reached VND 139,000/kg;

Meanwhile, traders in Binh Phuoc (Dong Nai Province) traded pepper at VND 138,000/kg.

$ 1 = VND 26,460 – Source: Vietcombank.