Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam's coffee has been shipped tomore than 80 countries and territories, making the country the second biggest exporter in the world, with a marketshare of 14.2%.
Vietnam exported 112,531 tonnes of coffee worth 266 million USD inAugust, down 4% in volume but up 13% in value, reported the General Departmentof Vietnam Customs.
On an eight-month calculation, Vietnam brought home 2.8 billion USD fromexporting 1.2 million tonnes of coffee, up 40% in value and 11% in volume year-on-year,respectively.
Coffee is one of the six key currency earners with an annual revenue ofover 3 billion USD. Its major markets are Europe, the US, Russia, Japan and theUK. In Europe, Vietnam is the second biggest coffee supplier with a marketshare of 16.1%, behind Brazil with 22.2%.
At present, Vietnam is home to 97 coffee bean processingplants with an annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes, 160 coffee roasting, 8instant coffee and 11 coffee blending facilities./.
