International Pepper Exchange

{{Short description|Indian black pepper organization}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

The International Pepper Exchange is an organisation headquartered in Kochi, India, that deals with the global trade of black pepper.{{Cite news |last=Subramani |first=MR |date=13 October 1998 |title=Trading in futures for a rainy day gains ground |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/19981013/28655104p.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004045630/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/19981013/28655104p.html |archive-date=2012-10-04 |accessdate=5 March 2010 |publisher=The Express |place=India}} The exchange, established in 1997,{{Cite web |publisher=CommodityOnline |first=Sreekumar |last=Raghavan |date=20 February 2008 |url=http://www.commodityonline.com/news/IPSTA-Rests-in-Peace-5623-3-1.html |accessdate=5 March 2010 |title=IPSTA rests in peace }} has been described as the world's only international pepper exchange.{{cite news |date=27 March 2009 |title=ICICI Securities launches offline trading in Kochi |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/03/27/stories/2009032750511700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331081837/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/03/27/stories/2009032750511700.htm |archive-date=2009-03-31 |accessdate=5 March 2010 |work=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |title=Planet Food |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/planetfood_index.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117064602/https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/planetfood_index.shtml |archive-date=2006-11-17 |accessdate=5 March 2010 |publisher=BBC}}