Rice exports increased in first eight months
Monday, September 17,2018AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnam exported 4.53 million tons of rice worth of US$ 2.29 billion in the first eight months of this year, increased by 10.5 per cent in quantity and 26.5 per cent in value over the same period last year, showed the preliminary statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.
The average rice export price reached $489.1 per ton in August and $504.4 per ton in the first eight months of this year, up by 14.6 per cent year – on – year.
The exports of rice to Indonesia increased by 50.2 times in quantity and 67.1 times in value over the same period last year to 770,812 tons worth of $361.88 million. Indonesia ranked second in the list of the country’s leading rice export markets.
It was followed by Malaysia with 396,446 tons worth of $179.73 million, up by 8.4 per cent in quantity and 26.9 per cent in value year – on – year.
However, the exports of rice to Senegal decreased sharply by 99.6 per cent in quantity and 99.3 per cent in value to 93 tons worth of $56,953; to Brunei – down by 95.2 per cent in quantity and 94.7 per cent in value; to Chile – down by 94 per cent in quantity and 88.2 per cent in value; to Bangladesh – down by 91.2 per cent, both in quantity and in value; and to Ukraine – down by 81 per cent in quantity and 73.9 per cent in value.
Vietnam’s rice exports in the first eight months of 2018 – source: VITIC – according to the figures of the General Department of Customs
Market
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First 8 months of 2018
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First 8 months of 2018 vs. same period of 2017 (%)
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Quantity (ton)
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Value (US$)
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Quantity
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Value
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Total
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4,534,491
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2,287,245,712
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10.45
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26.54
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China
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1,016,735
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529,878,505
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-34.86
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-24.38
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Indonesia
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770,812
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361,828,877
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4.921.58
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6.611.95
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The Philippines
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610,101
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279,999,355
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44.65
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67.41
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Malaysia
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396,446
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179,729,099
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8.41
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26.86
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Ghana
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273,138
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158,539,525
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18.7
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35.51
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Iraq
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180,000
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102,810,000
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164.62
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204.65
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Ivory Coast
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165,691
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96,717,490
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-16.36
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10.9
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Singapore
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57,716
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32,336,903
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-15.21
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-3.92
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Hong Kong (CN)
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56,384
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32,259,371
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52.34
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70.6
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The U.A.E
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32,309
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17,750,315
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10.39
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17.08
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Bangladesh
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19,685
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8,461,565
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-91.29
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-91.16
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The U.S
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13,071
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8,259,141
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-18.8
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-4.57
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Taiwan (CN)
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12,597
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6,333,334
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-49.16
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-42.37
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Algeria
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10,625
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4,753,093
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-63.75
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-58.77
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Russia
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7,368
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3,272,462
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-64.67
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-59.33
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Australia
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6,696
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4,514,385
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1.24
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19.49
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Turkey
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4,547
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2,614,236
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449.15
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527.79
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Angola
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3,620
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1,977,627
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-73.44
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-61.72
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The Netherlands
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2,303
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1,264,619
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-21.48
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-3.92
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South Africa
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2,194
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1,272,086
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-57.21
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-43.4
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Poland
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1,992
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1,159,048
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204.59
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247.99
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Ukraine
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976
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571,984
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-81.11
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-73.93
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France
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751
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558,224
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254.25
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182.7
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Brunei
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645
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283,253
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-95.24
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-94.72
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Spain
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573
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293,838
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-25
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-13.82
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Belgium
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495
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292,182
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-80.87
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-72.63
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Chile
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263
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203,633
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-93.97
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-88.19
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Senegal
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93
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56,953
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-99.62
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-99.28
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