KUCHING: The domestic pepper market has fared poorly in 2022, with prices of the spice falling between 13.5% and 25% from 2021 due to a drop in global consumption.
Kuching Grade 1 black pepper’s price has fallen by RM4,430 per tonne, or more than 25%, to RM12,900 per tonne last Friday from RM17,330 per tonne at end-December 2021.
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