Pepper prices have increased in all surveyed provinces in Vietnam, with significant increases in Gia Lai and Dong Nai provinces. Meanwhile, in Kano State, Nigeria, consumers are anxious due to a sudden doubling of food and spice prices, including pepper. In contrast, the price of rubber for May delivery at the Tokyo Commodity Exchange decreased by 0.92%, while on the Shanghai Commodity Futures Exchange, the price of RSS3 rubber for May delivery increased by 0.35%. Thailand's synthetic rubber exports in the first four months of 2021 saw a 21% decrease in volume and an 11.6% decrease in value compared to the same period in 2020, with a shift in the market structure as the proportion of exports to the Chinese market decreased significantly while those to Japan, Malaysia, and Vietnam and Indonesia increased.