Agricultural product prices today October 20: Central Highlands stable, ignoring the more than 1% decrease from London

Agricultural product prices October 20: Coffee and pepper in the Central Highlands are stable, despite robusta prices on the London floor falling more than 1%, while Arabica New York increased slightly.

Coffee prices remain stable domestically, with mixed increases and decreases internationally.

Coffee prices in the Central Highlands today, October 20, remained stable, fluctuating between 113,500 and 114,500 VND/kg, unchanged from October 19. Compared to the beginning of the week, prices increased slightly by 500 to 700 VND/kg.

Specifically, Dak Lak recorded the highest price in the region at 114,500 VND/kg, stable. Gia Lai traded at 114,000 VND/kg, unchanged. Lam Dong reached 113,500 VND/kg, unchanged from the previous session.

On the London floor, Robusta coffee prices fell slightly. The November 2025 futures contract reached $4,552/ton, down 1.33% (62 USD/ton). The January 2026 futures contract was at $4,478/ton, down 1.01% (46 USD/ton). The March 2026 futures contract reached $4,399/ton, down 1.07% (48 USD/ton). The May 2026 futures contract closed at $4,334/ton, down 1.09% (48 USD/ton). The July 2026 futures contract was the lowest, at $4,279/ton, down 1.01% (44 USD/ton).

On the New York floor, Arabica coffee prices increased slightly. The December 2025 futures contract reached 397.45 US cents/pound, up 0.93% (3.65 US cents/pound). The March 2026 futures contract was at 375.60 US cents/pound, up 0.59% (2.20 US cents/pound). The May 2026 futures contract reached 360.35 US cents/pound, up 0.31% (1.10 US cents/pound). The July 2026 futures contract reached 346.00 US cents/pound, up 0.26% (0.90 US cents/pound). The September 2026 futures contract was the lowest, reaching 332.90 US cents/pound, up 0.32% (1.05 US cents/pound).

The final trading session of the week showed that the coffee market was volatile due to two opposing forces: the risk of the Brazilian crop (drought in Minas Gerais, record low Arabica stocks of 467,110 bags, forecast deficit of 8.5 million bags in 2025/26) pushed prices up, while the prospect of robusta supply from Vietnam (heavy rains in the Central Highlands) and rumors of US-Brazil tariff removal pushed prices down. The market is expected to continue to be volatile, with robusta correcting after a rapid increase and Arabica having the potential to recover due to low stocks and weather risks.

Pepper prices have a new increase, raising the average price to 145,500 VND/kg.

Pepper prices today (October 20), domestic market remains stable, fluctuating from 144,000 - 146,000 VND/kg, average at 145,500 VND/kg.

Specifically, in Gia Lai province, pepper price reached 144,000 VND/kg, unchanged, the lowest level in the region. Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province both recorded the price of 145,500 VND/kg, up 500 VND/kg compared to the previous session. Dak Lak and Dak Nong provinces reached the highest level, at 146,000 VND/kg, unchanged.

In the world market, pepper prices were largely stable. In Indonesia, Lampung black pepper decreased slightly by 0.07 USD/ton to 7,228 USD/ton; Muntok white pepper decreased by 0.06 USD/ton to 10,085 USD/ton.

Brazil and Malaysia recorded no fluctuations. Brazilian ASTA 570 black pepper was at USD 6,100/ton; Malaysian ASTA black pepper was at USD 9,500/ton; Malaysian ASTA white pepper was at USD 12,500/ton.

Vietnam's pepper export prices remain unchanged. Black pepper 500g/l is at 6,400 USD/ton; 550g/l is at 6,600 USD/ton. ASTA white pepper is at 9,050 USD/ton.

In the first eight months of 2025, the EU imported 89,036 tonnes of pepper from non-EU countries, worth 617.9 million EUR, down 1.1% in volume but up 42.6% in value compared to the same period last year, showing a sharp increase in pepper prices. Vietnam led with 56,989 tonnes (accounting for 64%, down 4.5%), followed by Brazil (14,726 tonnes, 16.5%, up 5.1%), Indonesia (6,484 tonnes, 7.3%, up 10.7%) and India (4,124 tonnes, 4.6%, down 9.8%).

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/gia-nong-san-hom-nay-20-10-tay-nguyen-on-dinh-phot-lo-cu-giam-hon-1-tu-london-396127.html