XINHUA – Vietnam exported 6.16 million tonnes of rice in the first eight months of this year, up 5.9 per cent year on year, Vietnam News reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Rice export brought revenue of nearly USD3.85 billion in the cited period, a year-on-year growth of 21.7 per cent, said the report.
Along with an output increase, the Southeast Asian country’s average rice export price rose about 14.8 per cent during the first eight months, reaching USD625 per tonne.
Vietnam aims to export over eight million tonnes of rice worth usd5 billion in 2024, the ministry said.
