The price of Indian peppers at Qingdao Port in China has increased, with S17 pepper now costing 12.80-13.00 yuan/catties and S4 pepper 9.70-10.20 yuan/catties. This increase is due to expanded planting areas in India leading to a supply shortage, heavy rain affecting new crop production, and high domestic demand. As a result, domestic pepper prices are also rising, and there is a demand gap due to reduced Chinese production. This is further exacerbated by cold weather impacting pepper growth in Hainan, leading to low yields and a sharp increase in retail prices.