While Vietnam's coffee industry was on track for another record export year, driven by rising prices due to supply shortages, experts said it's time for the industry to focus on quality to increase added value and export sustainably.

Vietnamese and Algerian businesses gained an insight into the African country’s market and bilateral economic and trade ties at a webinar on October 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's coffee exports this year are forecast to remain positive and are likely to reach turnover of US$4 billion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Robusta coffee exports to the Japanese market during the initial eight months of the year witnessed a double-digit growth rate compared to the same period from last year, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee exports have witnessed positive signs thanks to constant soaring prices in recent times, according to the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee exports to New Zealand witnessed three-digit growth during the initial seven months of the year, raking in US$3.2 million in the process, up 106.5% in volume and 144.2% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The country had exported a total of 1.54 million tonnes of coffee worth US$2.81 billion by mid-August, representing a fall of 20% in volume but up nearly 5% in value on-year thanks to high export prices, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s coffee industry needs to take measures to adapt to a new European Union (EU) law that prevents the import of commodities linked to deforestation.

VOV.VN - The average price of Vietnam's exported coffee in July set a new record by being traded US$2,828 per tonne, growing by 5.4% against June, marking a rise of 23.4% over the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - Despite coffee exports to several markets seeing a decline in the first half of the year, coffee exports to Algeria and Indonesia witnessed a three-digit growth compared to the same period from last year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.