Over 240,000 tonnes of rice shipped abroad in July
(VOV) - Vietnam exported 241,668 tonnes of rice for US$94.94 million (FOB) between July 1-18, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) reported.
The 4-10% broken rice made up the largest proportion of the total (132, 357 tonnes or 54.77%), followed by the 25% broken rice (51,000 tonnes - 21.1%) and the 15-20% broken rice (35,410 tonnes - 14.65%).
Africa was Vietnam’s largest rice consumer during the reviewed period, importing 132,701 tonnes or 54.91% of the total, followed by Asia with nearly 100,000 tonnes or 41.32%, according to the VFA
As of July 18, the country shipped 3.73 million tonnes of rice abroad and earned US$1.59 billion.