The Vietnamese rice sector is likely to face a host of challenges in export in 2025 after a successful year in 2024, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported two million tonnes of rubber worth US$3.4 billion in 2024, the highest-ever figure recorded, representing a fall of 6.2% in volume but an increase of 18.2% in value against the same period from 2023.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 1.73 million tonnes of fertilizers abroad throughout 2024 for US$709.91 million, marking an annual increase of 11.7% in volume and 9.4% in value, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Rice exports set new records in both volume and value in 2024 but the commodity is expected to face a difficult year ahead as India lifted its ban on non-basmati white rice exports in September, which will push up global rice supplies next year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported nearly 8.5 million tonnes of rice worth US$5.31 billion over the past 11 months, up 10.6% in volume and 22.4% in value compared to the same period from last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported a total of 219,387 tonnes of pepper for US$1.1 billion over the past 10 months of the year, down 1.9% in volume but up 48% in value, the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) has unveiled.

Vietnam’s coffee exports exceeded the US$5 billion mark for the first time in the 2023-2024 crop year that lasted from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coal exports hit a record high in August with 90,060 tonnes shipped abroad for US$18.98 million, up 65.4% in volume and 6.3% in value compared to the same month last year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported.

VOV.VN - The export price of Vietnam’s Robusta coffee beans in the first half of September increased sharply and far exceeded the export price of Arabica coffee beans by nearly US$1,000 per tonne, according to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA).

Vietnam exported 6.16 million tonnes of rice in the first eight months of this year, up 5.9% over the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said.