Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam exported 531 million USD worth of goodsto Indonesiain the first 10 months of this year, up 6.8 times compared with the same periodin 2017, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Rice exportssaw the highest rise with 770,968 tonnes worth nearly 362 million USD, up 49.2times in volume and 65.7 times in value year-on-year.
BetweenJanuary and October, coffee also brought home 119.7 million USD from exportingmore than 60,500 tonnes, representing a year-on-year 10-fold increase.
In thereviewed period, agricultural products like vegetables, cashew nuts, pepper,tea, coffee, rice, cassava and cassava products, and rubber earned more than 15billion USD, up 1.75 percent against the same period last year.
However,Vietnam’s exports to major markets like China, the EU and the US dropped 1.2percent, 7.6 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively.-VNA
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