The Southern Vietnam Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) has signed a contract with Indonesia’s Logistics Board, Bulog to export 300,000 tonnes of 15 pct broken rice to the country, according to Sai gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon ) daily. Truong Thanh Phong, Vinafood 2 General Director said the delivery will be made from late October to the end of this year. According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), Vietnam exported more than 6 million tonnes of rice in the first nine months of this year, earning 2.6 billion USD. Last year, the country shipped 7.1 million tonnes of rice, worth 3.65 billion USD.-VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam exports 300,000 tonnes of rice to Indonesia
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Vietnam Exports to RoK skyrocket
Vietnam exports to the Republic of Korea (RoK) were US$2.2 billion for the first four months of this year, up 36% when compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released by the General Department of Customs. In April alone, Vietnam exported US$550.4 million of goods to the Korean market, which primarily consisted of crude oil textiles, seafood, coal, wood and timber, and rubber. Textiles experienced the largest rise and stand at US$411.2 million for the four month period, up 45.37%, followed by crude oil at US$396.7 million, up 36.62%. Last year, two-way trade between the two countries topped US$21.675 billion, with more than US$15.956 billion coming from Vietnam exports. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Exports to RoK skyrocket
Vietnam exports 150,000 tons cashew nut in first half of 2015
Workers process cashews for export at a Viet Ha Cashew import-export factory -Photo: VNS Besides, Vietnam has exported over 300,000 tons of cashew nuts, accounting for 50 percent of the global trade value. The countries in the world have imported Vietnam’s cashew nuts including the U.S to 30 percent market share; EU to 25 percent, China 20 percent. In the first six months of 2015, Vietnam exported 150,000 tons of many kinds of nuts worth US $ 1.1billion, an increase of 14 percent in volume and 28 percent in value compared to the same period last year./. Source: SGGP Theo ven.vn … [Read more...] about Vietnam exports 150,000 tons cashew nut in first half of 2015
Vietnam Exports More Rice to Sierra Leone
Vietnam Exports More Rice to Sierra Leone Vietnam will export 50,000 tonnes of rice to Sierra Leone following a memorandum of understanding signed in Hanoi on June 21. The export would be part of Vietnam’s total volume of 100,000 tonnes of rice to be shipped to the African nation in the 2011-2015 period. The MoU, inked by the two countries’ Ministers of Industry and Trade, will be a legal basis for Vietnam and Sierra Leone to establish stable rice trading linkage, helping develop a strategic partnership on food supply, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. With the document, Vietnam continued confirming its position as one of the world’s leading rice exporters and working proactively in maintaining food security in the region and the world, the ministry said. Sierra Leone is a West African country with a population of 5 million. In recent years, Sierra Leone had expressed interest in importing rice from Vietnam. The African country imported … [Read more...] about Vietnam Exports More Rice to Sierra Leone
Vietnam exports 3.5 million tonnes of rice in six months
Vietnam exported 3.5 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of this year, earning USD1.7 billion, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). The VFA reported that farmers in the Mekong delta, Vietnam ’s largest rice bowl, have harvested over 210,000 ha of rice out of the total cultivated area of 1.6 million ha in the 2010-2011 summer-autumn crop with an average yield of 5 tonnes per hectare, up 0.2 tonnes over the yield in the same period last year. The provinces of An Giang and Can Tho saw even higher average yields of 6-6.5 tonnes per hectare. Normal rice was purchased at prices from 5,800 to 6,000 VND per kilogramme, meanwhile the price of high quality rice type was between VND6,300 and VND6,800 (USD0.3-USD0.32) per kilogramme. As a result, farmers earned profits of 30-35 percent compared to production cost. … [Read more...] about Vietnam exports 3.5 million tonnes of rice in six months