VOV.VN - Several businesses based in Ho Chi Minh City are getting involved in international e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Alibaba as a means of connecting with foreign customers and increasing their revenue, especially amid the complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam exported 428,000 tonnes of coffee worth US$771 million in the first quarter of 2021, down 17% in volume and 11.3% in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - The majority of coffee shops across the capital simultaneously reopened on March 2 following a long period of closure caused by the latest outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, local coffee firms have devised a long-term strategic vision, changed their business mindset, and invested in processing technology in an effort to increase the added value of coffee beans.

VOV.VN - An array of restaurants, hotels, and coffee shops throughout the capital’s historic Old Quarter are struggling to recover from the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with local firms once again being forced to close due to the reemergence of the virus in the nation.

VOV.VN - Moving ahead into the coming months there is a positive outlook for Vietnamese coffee exports due to global coffee stocks in port warehouses falling to their lowest level in many years, according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Poland imported a total of 11,100 tonnes of coffee with a value of US$18.42 million from Vietnam during 9-month period last year, representing an increase of 30.6% in volume and 27.1% in value against the same period in 2019, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The local coffee industry has been urged to develop its value chain, strengthen connectivity between production and trade, whilst developing export markets and building brands to achieve the export target of US$6 billion by 2030.

VOV.VN - A number of local agricultural products recorded a high export revenue in excess of billions of US$ during 2020, including coffee, rice, cashew nuts, fruit and vegetables, shrimp, along with wood and wood products.

Vietnam gained US$2.7 billion from shipping an estimated 1.7 million tonnes of coffee abroad in 2020, accounting for over 10% of the world’s coffee value and 18% of the market share, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).