The domestic pepper price in Vietnam has seen a significant decrease of around 6,500 - 7,000 VND/kg due to an abundant supply and the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on demand. This, coupled with the financial risks and large investments involved in pepper cultivation, has resulted in a potential 25 - 30% decrease in pepper output in 2021 compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, Indonesia is set to start a new pepper crop at the end of June 2021. In the first 3 months of 2021, pepper imports in the US increased by 5% in volume and 16.4% in value, with Vietnam being the largest supplier.