India is losing out to Vietnam in the exports of pepper. As per latest data Vietnam shipped almost five times more pepper than India during the recently-concluded financial year.
Vietnam is the largest producer and exporter of pepper whereas India is second. As per data released by the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA), Vietnam exported 121,935 tonnes in FY12, while the Indian exports were only 25,500 tonnes.
Infact Vietnam’s exports during January-March (Q4) of 31,063 tonnes, were more than the total exports by India in the complete financial year. Vietenam accounted for 60% of the world’s total exports of pepper. India’s export earnings were Rs 845 crore, while those of Vietnam were more than Rs 2,500 crore.
The major markets of Vietnam are the US, Holland, Spain, Germany, Singapore, West Asia and India. During January-March, exports to the US and Germany recorded a negative growth, with US imports at 837 tonnes and Germany’s at 310 tonnes. Meanwhile, exports to most of the West Asian countries increased with a total of 2,063 tonnes, Spain imported 1,628 tonnes, followed by Singapore (1,172 tonnes), India (1,070 tonnes) and Holland (696 tonnes).
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