(Mard - 08/07/2010) - The price of coffee, pepper and cacao in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Lak has increased by 20-60 per cent over the last month after more than two years of decline, according to the province's Department of Industry and Trade.

(Mard - 11/05/2010) - The 2010 cashew crop has fallen by about 52,500 tonnes, or 15 per cent, compared to last year, facing cashew processors with a shortage of nuts.

(MARD - 06/07/2010) In the first half of this year, most Vietnam’s pepper exports to other countries has increased, particularly the U.S. the leading importer, followed by German.

(Mard-27/5/2010) - Black pepper prices have surged to 60,000 dong per kilo from 39,000 dong and are expected to continue increasing and making pepper farmers happy.

Indian pepper has become competitive in the international market at the weekend following sharp fall in the futures market engineered by bearish operators whose propaganda led to heavy liquidation by bulls of June delivery Saturday.

(VFA) - Vietnam's rice exports from June 01 - 18, 2010 amounted to 386,225 MT, worth FOB 161.719 million USD. Rice exports from Jan 01 to June 18, 2010 totaled 3,074,677 MT, worth 1.382 billion USD.

The National Food Authority (NFA) reported that Iloilo province has still a buffer stock enough to last for another 35 days.

(Mard-16/06/2010) - A delegation from seven Vietnamese coffee companies paid a fact-finding visit to Canada from June 7-11.

MANILA, Philippines - The country is unlikely to import more rice this year unless crops are damaged by strong typhoons in the second half, Agriculture Secretary Bernie Fondevilla said on Friday.