Coffee export earns 2.3 billion USD

Vietnam’s coffee export hit 1.06 million tonnes over the last 11 months, according to Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association.

This number is similar to the figure in the same period of 2010, however, it had brought home a turnover of 2.3 billion USD, up 1.5 fold. In November alone, Vietnam shipped abroad 30.000 tonnes of coffee, worth 70 million USD.

Vietnam is currently one of the largest coffee exporters in the world./.

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