Pepper price today 8/21/2025: Agents increase prices sharply

Pepper price today, August 21, 2025 is at 141,000 - 143,000 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday. Agents in the Central Highlands increased pepper prices by up to 5,000 VND higher than listed.

Domestic pepper price

Pepper prices today in key growing areas remain unchanged compared to yesterday. Accordingly, the domestic pepper price level is from 140,000 VND/kg to 143,000 VND/kg.

In the Central Highlands region, pepper prices today in Dak Lak remained unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 143,000 VND/kg.

Pepper price today in Gia Lai is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 141,000 VND/kg.

Pepper price today in Lam Dong (formerly Dak Nong ) is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 143,000 VND/kg.

In the Southeast region, pepper price today in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Ba Ria - Vung Tau) is currently at 141,000 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday. Dong Nai is unchanged from yesterday at 141,000 VND/kg.

In addition, today's pepper price in Dong Nai (formerly Binh Phuoc) is unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 140,000 VND/kg.

Pepper prices are currently a topic of particular interest to growers and traders. The reason is that the reciprocal tax rate has not yet been adjusted to the expected threshold as many people expected.

At some agents in the Central Highlands, pepper prices are listed at around VND148,000/kg. This figure is VND3,000 to VND5,000/kg higher than at the beginning of August.

However, the current price is still much lower than the optimistic forecasts at the beginning of the year. At that time, many opinions said that pepper prices could reach 180,000 or even 200,000 VND/kg due to limited supply.

Faced with these forecasts, many farmers bought pepper at 150,000 - 160,000 VND/kg to stock up. But the price movement afterwards was not as expected. Under the impact of the tax, pepper prices fell to a bottom of 120,000 VND/kg and although they have partially recovered, many people are still suffering losses.

The situation is further complicated when more than 90% of our country's pepper output is for export. This makes the whole industry highly dependent on unpredictable fluctuations in the world market.

Pepper price today August 21 in the world market

In the world market, based on quotes from export enterprises and export prices in countries, the International Pepper Association (IPC) updated the pepper prices of all types traded in the international market on August 20 (local time) as follows:

Indonesia's Lampung black pepper price decreased compared to yesterday at 7,173 USD/ton (down 0.49%). In addition, Muntok white pepper price decreased slightly compared to yesterday at 10,027 USD/ton (down 0.49%).

Brazilian ASTA black pepper prices were unchanged from yesterday at $5,850/tonne.

Malaysia's ASTA black pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at $9,400/ton. Meanwhile, the country's ASTA white pepper price also remained unchanged from yesterday at $12,700/ton.

Prices of all types of pepper in Vietnam remained unchanged compared to yesterday. Of which, the price of Vietnamese black pepper 500 gr/l reached 6,240 USD/ton; 550 gr/l reached 6,370 USD/ton.

Similarly, Vietnam's white pepper price remained unchanged from yesterday at $8,950/ton.

According to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA), in the first 17 days of August 2025, the country exported 10,830 tons of pepper, reaching a turnover of 71.8 million USD. Although the output remained almost the same compared to the same period in July, thanks to higher selling prices, the export value still increased by 2.1%.

The US continued to be the largest market, importing 2,205 tons, up nearly 50% compared to the previous month. Other markets included China, the UAE, Thailand and the Netherlands. In the opposite direction, Vietnam imported 1,738 tons of pepper, mainly from Cambodia, Brazil and Indonesia.

Experts predict that domestic pepper prices will remain stable in the coming days as supply and demand have not yet changed significantly. However, increased demand from major markets such as the US and China is expected to create a driving force, helping pepper prices to increase in late August and early September.

In the group of exporting enterprises, Simexco Dak Lak unexpectedly rose to the leading position with 1,076 tons, accounting for nearly 10% of the market share. It was followed by Olam Vietnam with 1,002 tons, Nedspice Vietnam with 833 tons, Haprosimex JSC with 803 tons and Phuc Sinh with 611 tons.

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