HANOI, Oct 17 (Reuters): Vietnam's exports in September fell 0.7% from August to US$27.03 billion, according to the government's customs data. The country's imports fell 2.5% in the month to $26.67 billion, the Customs Department said in a statement, translating into a trade surplus of $360 million. For the first nine months of this year, Vietnam's exports rose 18.8% from a year earlier to $240.63 billion, while imports were up 30.8% to $243.18 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of US$2.55 billion. Meanwhile, Vietnam's coffee exports in September were also down 10.2% from August at 100,340 tonnes, while rice exports in the same period rose 19% on the preceding month, government customs data showed. For the first nine months of 2021, Vietnam exported 1.18 million tonnes of coffee, down 5.4% from a year earlier, Vietnam Customs said in a statement. Coffee export revenue in the Jan-Sept period rose 3.4% to around $2.2 billion, it said. Meanwhile, Vietnam's rice exports in ... » Learn More about Vietnam September exports down 0.7% m/m at US$27.03 billion; its coffee exports also down by 10.2%
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Vietnam coffee exports down
HANOI: Vietnam’s coffee exports in the first seven months of the year are expected to register a drop of 9.3% from a year earlier to 953,000 tonnes, and rice exports will likely show a drop of 10.6%, according to government data. Coffee exports from Vietnam are estimated to have fallen 9.3% in the first seven months of this year from a year earlier to 953,000 tonnes, equal to 15.8 million 60kg bags, the General Statistics Office said in a report. Coffee export revenue for Vietnam, the world’s biggest producer of the robusta bean, likely decreased 1.7% to US$1.25bil (RM5.3bil) in the seven-month period, the report said. The country’s coffee shipments in July are estimated at 110,000 tonnes valued at US$207mil (RM874.17mil), it said. Rice exports in the first seven months of this year are estimated to have dropped 10.6% from a year earlier to 3.6 million tonnes.Revenue from rice exports in the period was expected to drop 0.6% to US$1.9bil (RM8.02bil). July rice exports from ... » Learn More about Vietnam coffee exports down