(VOV) -Vietnam exported 1.03 million tonnes of coffee worth an estimated U$2.21 billion after nine months—down 23.1 percent in volume and 22.5 percent in value over same period’s last year.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has predicted that September’s coffee exports are expected to reach 61,000 tonnes, a year-on-year decrease of 27 percent.
Germany and the US remained Vietnam’s largest coffee importers in 2013′s first eight months, buying 12.9 percent and 11 percent of exported volume respectively.
Coffee exports to Russia rose by 12.9 percent, to the UK by 6.7 percent, and to Spain by 2.1 percent.
Average export prices of US$2,145 per tonne saw a slight 1.19 percent improvement on 2012.
But in Dak Lak province, coffee prices fell VND600 to VND36,100 per kilo due to falling prices in the global market.
The London market is predicting Robusta coffee prices will drop US$46 to US$1,663 per tonne in November, before falling an additional US$37 to US$1.671 per tonne by January 2014.
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