According to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam exported approximately 19,800 tons of pepper in October, generating $131.8 million in revenue.

In total, from January to October 2025, the country exported 206,300 tons of pepper, valued at an estimated $1.4 billion. Although this represents a 5.9% decrease in volume compared to the same period last year, the value increased by 25.8%.

The average export price of pepper during the first 10 months of 2025 was estimated at over $6,774 per ton, up 33.7% year-over-year. Thanks to high prices and increased efforts by enterprises to invest in deep processing, the export value of this high-demand commodity has continued to surge despite declining output.

Remarkably, with two months still remaining in 2025, pepper exports have already reached nearly the same level as the record-breaking year of 2016, when revenue hit close to $1.43 billion.

The ministry also reported that the United States, Germany, and India are the three largest importers of Vietnamese pepper, accounting for 24.7%, 7.9%, and 5.6% of total exports respectively.

Compared to the same period last year, pepper export revenue in the first nine months of 2025 rose by 4.3% to the US, 43.4% to Germany, and an impressive 64.3% to India.

Among Vietnam’s 15 key export markets, the United Kingdom saw the strongest surge in pepper imports from Vietnam, with an increase of 96.9%.

Domestically, the pepper purchase price ranges from 146,000 to 148,000 VND per kilogram (about $5.85 to $5.94). With stable prices and growing global demand, Vietnam is on track to break a new record with pepper export revenue potentially hitting $1.5 billion by year’s end.

On the import side, Vietnam is also increasing its pepper purchases to offset domestic supply shortages. According to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA), as of October 16, Vietnamese companies had imported nearly 36,520 tons of various pepper types, worth approximately $229 million.

“The increase in imports aims to compensate for a domestic supply shortfall,” said an executive from a leading pepper export company in an interview with VietNamNet.

He also noted that international demand typically rises by 10-15% toward the end of the year. As a result, pepper imports are expected to continue climbing sharply in the last two months, especially since domestic reserves are nearly depleted and the new harvest season has not yet begun.

Tam An