Your food could be decidedly blander this summer, with a major sriracha producer warning that it is suspending production because of a shortage of the Thai chili sauce's main ingredient — hot peppers.

Global pepper prices are expected to trend upward in 2026 in view of continued tight supply as demand is outstripping supply.

When it comes to growing fresh, crunchy bell peppers, China leads the global stage by a remarkable margin. In 2023, China produced an estimated 17.1 million metric tons of bell peppers — or the weight ...

The Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, has taken steps to scale up the production of F1 Bell Peppers it started a few years ago, following increasing demand and because of its identified ...

Uesugi Farms, a year-round producer of peppers and Napa cabbage, recently started production of bell peppers, hot peppers and squash in Mexico and expects this season to be its biggest in terms of ...

Bell pepper, also known as capsicum or sweet pepper, is a widely cultivated vegetable valued for its mild flavour, bright colours, and nutritional benefits. It is used in fresh consumption, food ...

Huy Fong Foods is halting production of its world-famous Huy Fong Sriracha amid severe weather that is threatening the brand’s supply of spicy hot peppers. News of yet another sriracha shortage made ...

Fans of sriracha sauce may find themselves scrambling — again — to get a hold of the spicy condiment. Huy Fong Foods, a leading sriracha maker in California, is warning that a shortage is on the ...

A ground black pepper has been recalled nationwide after New York Department of Agriculture Markets testing found salmonella in some bottles. UBC Food Distributors, which issued the recall of Baraka ...

Ivorian producers are reinvesting in the pepper industry to focus on organic varieties. Jean-Eudes Kacou’s family owns a plantation about 100km north-west of Abidjan (Agnéby-Tiassa region) and gives ...