Rice exports hit nearly US$1 billion in four months

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported around 2.06 million tons of rice, earning US$916 million for the first four months of this year, up 11.8% in volume and 13.8% in value against the same period last year.

According to latest statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, rice exports in April are estimated at 510,000 tons with a value of US$235 million.

Average export price in March was US$438 per ton, a rise of 0.32% over the corresponding period last year.

China ranked first among Vietnam’s rice importers in the first quarter of this year, with 31.54% of market shares. Vietnam shipped 474.39 million tons to the market to get US$214.58 million in the period, up 41.78% in volume and 61.76% in value.

Indonesia was the second largest importer with 350,700 tons of rice worth US$139.1 million (making up 20.45% of market shares).

Import markets seeing high growth included Ghana, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, Ivory Coast, Singapore and the US.
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