Pepper prices on uptrend

Domestic white and black pepper prices have gone up by 25% in the past 12 months due to production shortfalls by key producing countries

KUCHING: Malaysia’s pepper prices are likely to continue their uptrend in 2021 after staging a relief rally this year as global production output took a nosedive.

Domestic white and black pepper prices have gone up by 25% in the past 12 months due to production shortfalls by key producing countries, according to Sarawak’s leading pepper exporter Nguong Aik (Kuching) Sdn Bhd director William S.C. Yii.