Pepper exports rise sharply
(VOV) -Vietnam shipped more than 100,000 tonnes of pepper abroad for US$750 million in the past eleven months, up 6.1 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
In November alone, Vietnam’s pepper export volume is estimated to reach 7,000 tonnes, earning US$53 million.
More than 80 countries and territories have imported Vietnamese pepper.
The US is the largest importer of Vietnamese pepper, followed by Germany, and the United Arab Emirates.
The average export price in October was US$6.798 per ton, up 17.1 percent from a year earlier.