The figure brought the country’s total rice exports in the first four months of this year to 1.8 million tons worth of US$ 792.7 million, down by 11.2 per cent both in quantity and in value over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

China was the country’s biggest rice export market in the first four months of this year with 815,418 tons worth of $ 376.2 million, up by 16 per cent in quantity and in value year – on – year and accounted for 47 per cent of the total.

It was followed by the Philippines with 236,612 tons worth of $ 90.1 million, up by 24 per cent in quantity and 11 per cent in value; Malaysia – 83,327 tons worth of $ 33.8 million; Ivory Coast – 74,905 tons worth of $ 34.1 million; Ghana – 65,507 tons worth of $ 33.2 million. 

In the first four months of this year, the country’s exports of rice to Russia increased sharply by 29 folds in quantity and 25 folds in value; to Ukraine – up by 19 folds in quantity and 15 folds in value; to Chile – up by 24 folds in quantity and 15 folds in value; to Senegal – up by 11 times in both quantity and value.

However, the exports of rice to Poland, Ghana, Hong Kong and Taiwan decreased by 45-50 per cent in value year – on – year.

Market	First 4 months of 2017		First 4 months of 2017 vs. same period of 2016 (%)
	Quantity (ton)	Value (US$)	Quantity	Value
Total	1,779,917	792,671,936	-11.23	-11.19
China	815,418	376,152,059	+15.50	+15.62
The Philippines	236,612	90,146,111	+24.03	+10.87
Malaysia	83,327	33,827,151	+5.91	-3.32
Ivory Coast	74,905	34,137,845	-9.92	-18.22
Ghana	65,507	33,160,371	-49.95	-47.70
Singapore	25,399	12,662,742	-12.25	-13.29
Hong Kong	18,962	9,519,671	-44.81	-45.49
Algeria	17,750	6,963,610	+294.97	+300.01
The United Arab Emirates	15,791	8,118,573	+29.95	+27.51
Russia	11,030	4,118,503	+2865.05	+2354.48
Angola	10,749	4,023,972	+42.96	+26.59
The U.S	9,160	4,784,547	-14.16	-19.35
Taiwan	8,661	4,155,451	-49.39	-49.86
Brunei	8,024	3,136,034	+47.28	+26.28
Iraq	7,823	3,248,085	*	*
Australia	3,168	1,829,323	+42.06	+34.73
Ukraine	2,845	1,166,870	+1784.11	+1554.97
Chile	2,745	1,068,799	+2286.96	+1442.35
South Africa	2,696	1,137,902	+1.05	+4.33
The Netherlands	1,584	716,866	-37.07	-39.15
Indonesia	1,000	542,653	-99.71	-99.61
Belgium	987	367,257	+361.21	+188.76
Poland	612	302,405	-49.38	-48.26
Senegal	514	299,022	+970.83	+959.42
Spain	467	193,852	-17.49	-21.94
Turkey	320	146,785	-5.60	-25.37
France	118	121,807	+59.46	+146.48
Bangladesh	44	25,415	*	*