In July, the country exported 444,235 tons of rice worth of $221.72 million, down by 17.4 per cent in quantity and 21.1 per cent in value over the previous month. The figure was down by 23.7 per cent in quantity and 10.5 per cent in value over the same month of 2017.

The average rice export price was at $499.1 per ton in July and $506.8 per ton in the first seven months of this year, increased by 14.8 per cent year – on – year.

The main rice export markets of Vietnam in the period were China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Iraq.

China was leading, accounted for 23.6 per cent of the total market share with 926,961 tons worth of $491.01 million.

In the first 7 months of this year, Indonesia imported 770,046 tons of rice worth of $361.37 from Vietnam, increased by 50 times in quantity and 67.5 times in value over the same period last year. 

The country’s exports of rice to the Philippines reached 458,811 tons worth of $217.13 million, up by 66.8 per cent in quantity and 103.2 per cent in value over the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the exports of rice to Malaysia reached 338,182 tons worth of $154.52 million, up by 17.1 per cent in quantity and 39.4 per cent in value year – on – year.

In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of rice to Turkey increased sharply by 443 per cent in quantity and 521 per cent in value to 4,497 tons worth of $2.59 million; to France – up by 285 per cent in quantity and 205.6 per cent in value to 751 tons worth of $0.56 million; to Poland – up by 126.7 per cent in quantity and 162.9 per cent in value to 1,435 tons worth of $0.84 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, Brunei, Chile and Bangladesh fell to 47 tons; 345 tons; 213 tons and 19,660 tons, respectively.