Agricultural product prices on October 16, 2025: Coffee slightly decreased, pepper stable

DNVN - Domestic coffee prices on October 16, 2025 recorded a slight decrease compared to yesterday, fluctuating from 113,000 - 113,800 VND/kg, while pepper prices stagnated after a series of days of decline, maintaining the price at 144,500 - 147,000 VND/kg.

Coffee prices adjusted down

In the trading session on October 15, the price of robusta futures for November 2025 on the London floor reached 4,588 USD/ton, up 2.25% or 101 USD/ton compared to the previous session. The futures contract for January 2026 also increased 2.1% or 93 USD/ton to 4,513 USD/ton.

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In contrast, the price of Arabica on the New York floor for December 2025 delivery continued to increase by 1.93% (7.7 US cents/pound) compared to the previous session, to 407.35 US cents/pound. The contract for March 2026 delivery also increased by 1.55% (5.85 US cents/pound) to reach 383.65 US cents/pound.

In the Central Highlands region, coffee prices on the morning of October 16, 2025 decreased slightly compared to yesterday, currently fluctuating between 113,000 - 113,800 VND/kg.

According to records, traders in Dak Nong are purchasing coffee at the highest price of 113,800 VND/kg, 800 VND/kg lower than yesterday.

In Dak Lak , coffee price also reached 113,800 VND/kg, down 700 VND/kg compared to the previous day.

In Gia Lai , the price of 113,500 VND/kg was maintained after decreasing by 700 VND/kg compared to yesterday.

In Lam Dong alone, coffee prices decreased by 700 VND/kg, currently recorded at 113,000 VND/kg.

Domestic coffee prices are currently lower than the average of VND114,400/kg. As the new harvest season begins, the increase in supply to the market has caused domestic prices to fall, while the price gap between the domestic and international markets continues to widen due to abundant supply.

The Central Highlands region is forecast to have higher than average rainfall until October 20, with Dak Lak alone seeing 70 mm, creating favorable conditions for coffee plants to grow. However, increased output will put downward pressure on market prices.

According to data from the Vietnam Customs Department, the 2024-2025 coffee crop year (from October 2024 to September 2025) recorded exports of 1.48 million tons, a slight decrease of 0.3% compared to the previous crop year, but the turnover increased by 52.9%, equivalent to 8.3 billion USD - a record high for the Vietnamese coffee industry.

Despite the decline in domestic prices, the Vietnamese coffee industry is still assessed to have a positive outlook thanks to stable demand from Europe and the US. As the leading country in robusta exports, Vietnam still holds the advantage and is expected to maintain good prices in the coming time.

Pepper prices are stable

In key growing areas, pepper prices on October 16, 2025 temporarily stopped falling, maintaining the level of 144,500 - 147,000 VND/kg.

The Central Highlands region recorded pepper prices in Dak Lak unchanged, at 147,000 VND/kg.

Pepper price in Gia Lai remains at 144,500 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday.

In Lam Dong, pepper prices continued to stabilize at 147,000 VND/kg.

In the Southeast region, pepper price in Ho Chi Minh City remained at 146,000 VND/kg, with no fluctuations.

In Dong Nai, pepper price remained stable at 145,000 VND/kg.

World pepper market

Based on quotes from exporting enterprises and information from the International Pepper Community (IPC), world pepper prices as of October 16, 2025 are updated as follows:

Lampung black pepper price (Indonesia) remained at 7,234 USD/ton, while Muntok white pepper still reached 10,093 USD/ton.

Brazilian black pepper ASTA 570 price maintained at 6,100 USD/ton.

In Malaysia, ASTA black pepper price remained unchanged at USD 9,500/ton; ASTA white pepper price also remained stable at USD 12,500/ton.

Prices of Vietnamese pepper have decreased significantly: 500 gr/l black pepper decreased by 200 USD/ton (equivalent to 3.13%) to 6,400 USD/ton; 550 gr/l also decreased by 200 USD/ton (3.03%), to 6,600 USD/ton.

Vietnam white pepper price decreased by 200 USD/ton (2.21%) and is currently at 9,050 USD/ton.

After 9 months of 2025, Vietnam's pepper industry recorded an export value of approximately 1.3 billion USD, becoming one of the country's billion-dollar agricultural products. However, the industry is facing major challenges in crop varieties as diseases and climate change make it difficult to maintain productivity and quality, while research on improving varieties has not kept up with demand.

Global pepper prices are expected to remain high thanks to limited supply and recovering demand, giving Vietnam an export advantage. However, the shortage of quality seeds remains the biggest obstacle, hindering the industry’s sustainable development.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Ngoc - Director of the Pepper Research and Development Center shared: "Pepper is a perennial industrial plant, so the process of selecting and creating new varieties takes from 15 to 20 years. This work requires many stages of testing, productivity assessment and stability testing. If it fails, we have to start over from the beginning, which is very costly."

The center has now bred a number of potential pepper varieties, both domestic and imported, but they are still in the testing phase. A new variety has been submitted to the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection for registration and is expected to be recognized in 2026, opening up prospects for the pepper industry to be more proactive in seed sources and improve its export position.

Lan Le

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