As authentic and reliable data of production, export, import, price, cultivation area, etc are of great benefit for the stakeholder of pepper industry, we are pleased to publish the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2019 which consist of the most relevant information pertinent to the pepper industry.

This compilation of self-contained and easily referred to data presents ten years summary of important statistical data on area, production, export, import, consumption and price of the producing countries between 2010 - 2019 as well as the latest five years detailed statistic on import and export pepper of the producing and consuming countries.

Year 2019 saw the increasing of pepper production by 11% as compared with the previous year as it reached a total of 591 KMt. Thus, giving a major pressure on the global pepper price which has been significantly low in recent years. New York spot price of pepper in 2019 was reported at an average of USD 3,073 per Mt for black pepper and USD 5,064 per Mt for white pepper, recording the same 18% deficit respectively as compared to 2018. The total pepper export of producing countries in 2019 recorded an increase by 12% as opposed to the previous year. Whilst the total import of the consuming countries was reported with a slight 2% increase as compared with the same period in 2018.

The success of the publication of the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2019 is highly due to the cooperation and support of the IPC Member Countries, ITC Geneva, FAO and other relevant organization which could not be named individually. The updated and relevant information and data provided by them were the key to compiling a reliable historical data series.

The compilation of the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2019 is the result of the determined collective work of Mr. Galih Perwara and Mr. Budiman Munggaran of the IPC. I place on record my sincere appreciation of their commendable service in publishing the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2019. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Mr. Yadi Suryadi for his contribution in the publication of this Pepper Statistical Yearbook.

I would also like to compliment all those agencies & institutions, who have supported the publication of this useful and much needed book. The IPC would be very happy to receive your expert views and suggestions on this publication for improving its contents and format.

Jakarta, 17 July 2020

Hoang Thi Lien
Executive Director,
International Pepper Community