2013 rice exports decline in volume, value
(VOV) -Vietnam earned US$3.019 billion from exporting 6.681 million tonnes of rice in 2013, down 17.3% in volume and 19.5% in value, according to the Vietnam Food Association.
It only shipped 540,378 tonnes abroad in December, raking in US$264.770 million.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says 2013’s average rice export price was US$441.2 per tonne, falling 3.4% over 2012.
China remains Vietnam’s largest rice importer, purchasing more than 2 million tonnes worth US$849.36 million in 11 months of 2013 and accounting for 30.93% of Vietnam’s total rice export earnings.
Vietnam’s rice exports to the Chinese market increased by 6.22% in volume and 2.74% in value from the previous year.
According to VFF, the price of dried paddy rice in the Mekong Delta region is currently hovering around VND5,650-5,750 per kilogram.