In the first quarter of 2020, Vietnam saw a significant increase in its pepper exports to Russia, with the volume increasing by 49.1% to 2,220 tons and the value increasing by 18.8% to $5.18 million compared to the same period in 2019. Russia's imports of pepper from other countries such as India and Indonesia also rose, while imports from Brazil and Poland decreased. Vietnam became the largest source of pepper for Russia in Q1 2020, accounting for 58.9% of total Russian imports, up from 49.4% in Q1 2019. The average import price of Russian pepper from Vietnam decreased by 18.7% compared to the same period in 2019.