India is the largest market for Vietnam’s pepper in South Asia,accounting for about 59 percent of the total value of Vietnam’s pepperexports to the region, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association(VPA).
Other major customers in South Asia arePakistan and Bangladesh which together with India generate 97.4 percentof Vietnam’s earnings from pepper export to the region.
Currently, Vietnam’s pepper has been sold to most of South Asiancountries except for Afghanistan, Bhutan and the Maldives. In the firstseven months of this year, pepper exports to the region increasedsharply in terms of value compared to the same period last year, with a109 percent rise posted in India, 211 percent in Pakistan, 410 percentin Bangladesh and 748 percent in Nepal.
In 2014, Vietnam expects to earn more than 160 million USD from pepper export to the South Asian markets.
As the world’s largest pepper producer, Vietnam ships the spice to more than 90 countries and territories.-VNA
Other major customers in South Asia arePakistan and Bangladesh which together with India generate 97.4 percentof Vietnam’s earnings from pepper export to the region.
Currently, Vietnam’s pepper has been sold to most of South Asiancountries except for Afghanistan, Bhutan and the Maldives. In the firstseven months of this year, pepper exports to the region increasedsharply in terms of value compared to the same period last year, with a109 percent rise posted in India, 211 percent in Pakistan, 410 percentin Bangladesh and 748 percent in Nepal.
In 2014, Vietnam expects to earn more than 160 million USD from pepper export to the South Asian markets.
As the world’s largest pepper producer, Vietnam ships the spice to more than 90 countries and territories.-VNA
