Vietnam December Coffee Exports Likely Up 50% on Month

Nguyen Pham Muoi

  HANOI -  Vietnam's December coffee exports likely rose 50% in volume and 58% in value compared with

November, the government's General Statistics Office said Monday.

  The exports totaled 120,000 metric tons, or 2 million 60-kilogram bags, valued at $226 million,

the GSO said.

In November, the country exported 80,000 tons of coffee bean valued at $143 million.

  In the crop year that began Oct. 1, Vietnam has so far exported 265,000 tons, down from 387,000

tons a year earlier. The value of the exports totaled $503 million, down 38.7% from $820 million.

  The office usually issues coffee figures before the end of the reporting period based on

estimates.