Vietnam's Pepper Export up 63 per cent in Volume in Jan-Feb

11:44:37 AM | 3/7/2009

Vietnam was estimated to export 16,000 tons of pepper worth US$36 million in the first two months of 2009, a sharp rise of 63 per cent in volume but slight rise of 6.5 per cent in value against the same period of last year, the General Statistics Office said.

In February, the country exported 10,000 tons, earning US$21 million.

According to the General Customs Department, Vietnam shipped 5,549 tons of pepper to 24 main markets in the first month of the year, raking in US$14.61 million.

Biggest importer of Vietnamese pepper in January was the U.S. with 759 tons worth US$2.33 million, accounting for 13.68 per cent of the country’s total export volume and 15.9 per cent of value.

The Vietnam Pepper Association said the country now has 49,000 hectares of pepper cultivation. The country may reap 95,000 tons of pepper in 2009, and it will ship 100,000 tons.

Followings were Vietnam’s main importer of pepper in January 2009

Number	Market	Volume (ton)	Value (USD)
1	Egypt	300	697,329
2	India	216	485,750
3	Britain	103	444,762
4	Poland	171	451,204
5	Belgium	65	181,839
6	UAE	423	887,010
7	Canada	48	185,576
8	Germany	449	1,301,950
9	Holand	267	801,557
10	South Korea	82	209,510
11	US	759	2,331,544
12	Italy	116	281,360
13	Malaysia	58	143,484
14	South Africa	87	319,468
15	Russia	229	467,285
16	Japan	175	902,454
17	Australia	20	72,716
18	Pakistan	446	927,273
19	France	119	341,155
20	Philippines	188	384,912
21	Singapore	296	624,366
22	Spain	108	325,510
23	Turkey	44	106,625
24	Ukraine	69	139,903
Total		5.549	14.617.351

(GSO Feb 2009, Vinanet.vn)

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