Rice exports for year remain lacklustre
(VOV) - Vietnam exporters shipped 5 million metric tons of rice to foreign markets grossing US$2.079 billion for the ten months leading up to November 2015, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).
The VFA said the figures dropped 300,000 metric tons in volume and US$300 million in value compared to the corresponding period in 2014.
In just the month of October, The VFA reported overseas consignments jumped by roughly 100,000 metric tons to 687,663 metric tons fetching total revenue of US$269.5 million.
The price of 5% broken rice hovered around VND8,000-8,100 per kg during the January-October period, 15% broken rice ranged VND7,800-7,900 per kg and 25% broken rice varied VND7,600-7,700 per kg.