Nearly US$1.77 billion earned from rice exports
Tuesday, July 17,2018AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam exported 3.48 million tons of rice worth of nearly US$1.77 billion in the first 6 months of this year, increased by 21.6 per cent in quantity and 38.9 per cent in value over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
China was still the biggest rice export market of Vietnam in the first six months of this year with 891,688 tons worth of $474.84 million, down by 27.6 per cent in quantity and 14.8 per cent in value over the same period last year.
The exports of rice to Indonesia – the second biggest rice export market of Vietnam – increased sharply by 45 times in quantity and 60 times in value over the same period last year to 685,908 tons worth of $322.01 million.
The Philippines followed with 384,146 tons worth of $183.46 million, up by 43.5 per cent in quantity and 76.8 per cent in value.
Meanwhile, the exports of rice to Malaysia reached 304,178 tons worth of $138.22 million, increased by 86 per cent in quantity and 112.7 per cent in value.
In the first six months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of rice to Turkey increased by over 9 times in quantity and 11.4 times in value to 4,425 tons worth of $2.54 million; to France – up by 317 per cent in quantity and 241.9 per cent in value to 751 tons worth of $0.56 million; to Iraq – up by 120.5 per cent in quantity and 153.5 per cent in value to 150,000 tons worth of $85.56 million.
However, the exports of rice to Senegal fell sharply by over 99 per cent, both in quantity and in value to 47 tons worth of $0.03 million; to Brunei – down by 97 per cent in quantity and 97 per cent in value to 323 tons worth of $0.14 million.
Vietnam’s rice exports in the first 6 months of 2018 – source: VITIC – according to the figures of the General Department of Customs
Market
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First 6 months of 2018
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First 6 months of 2018 vs. same period of 2017 (%)
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Quantity
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Value
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Quantity
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Value
|
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Total
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3,483,331
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1,768,627,867
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21.6
|
38.9
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China
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891,688
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474,835,715
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-27.59
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-14.8
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Indonesia
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685,908
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322,006,083
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4.397.76
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5.914.67
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The Philippines
|
384,146
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183,462,035
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43.54
|
76.8
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Malaysia
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304,178
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138,221,857
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86.13
|
112.7
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Iraq
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150,000
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85,560,000
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120.51
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153.54
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Ghana
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148,756
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89,091,597
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-12.81
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4.63
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Ivory Coast
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111,320
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66,396,323
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-12.87
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16.35
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Singapore
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42,188
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23,558,285
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-2.99
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8.75
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Hong Kong (CN)
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39,029
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22,406,169
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31.08
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48.89
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The U.A.E
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24,105
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13,251,932
|
3.13
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10.25
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Taiwan (CN)
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10,708
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5,452,711
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-21.25
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-13.29
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Algeria
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10,325
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4,590,173
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-61.29
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-55.91
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The U.S
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9,990
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6,143,604
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-20.9
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-7.85
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Russia
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6,041
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2,648,683
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-66.29
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-61.45
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Australia
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4,478
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3,004,895
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-13.72
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3.42
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Turkey
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4,425
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2,542,952
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823.8
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1.039.77
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Bangladesh
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4,043
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1,598,528
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-91.41
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-92.11
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Angola
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2,394
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1,191,293
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-81.81
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-75.93
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South Africa
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1,871
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1,083,491
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-56.67
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-41.98
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The Netherlands
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1,523
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837,394
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-37.63
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-23.26
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Poland
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1,326
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765,507
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109.48
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140.93
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Ukraine
|
755
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448,350
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-81.68
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-73.79
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France
|
751
|
558,224
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317.22
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241.93
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Spain
|
474
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246,068
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-8.14
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14.58
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Brunei
|
323
|
139,352
|
-97.08
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-96.82
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Belgium
|
236
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141,739
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-90.51
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-86.1
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Chile
|
188
|
145,883
|
-95.46
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-91.06
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Senegal
|
47
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33,493
|
-99.65
|
-99.26
|
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