The article reports a decrease in pepper prices across several Vietnamese provinces, with Dong Nai and Gia Lai provinces experiencing the most significant drops. This comes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact, with Malaysia limiting plantation workforces to curb the spread of the virus. Concurrently, rubber prices have seen an increase at commodity exchanges in Tokyo and Shanghai, despite the possibility of increased global production in June 2021. The rise in rubber prices is attributed to new COVID-19 infections in Thailand, India, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka, as well as a shortage of shipping containers, leading to disruptions in the supply chain and potential changes in business strategies for rubber-producing countries.