The article discusses the pricing of pepper in the raw material market, highlighting a failure to reach expected prices of 75,000 VND/kg due to a lack of stock. It notes that Vietnam, responsible for nearly 95% of pepper exports, has an unbalanced production of processed pepper products, with high value white pepper accounting for only 10-15% of production. Globally, the price of Kochi pepper in India, which accounts for a significant portion of the global market, has decreased due to the impact of the second wave of Covid-19 in India on production. Furthermore, the article mentions the expected global pepper production in 2021, which is estimated to decrease by 21,000 tons compared to 2020, reaching a total of 555 thousand tons.