Vietnam exports over six million tonnes of rice in eight months

HANOI: Vietnam exported 6.16 million tonness of rice in the first eight months of this year, up 5.9 per cent year on year, Vietnam News has reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rice exports brought revenue of nearly US$3.85 billion in the cited period, a year-on-year growth of 21.7 per cent, said the report.

Along with an output increase, the South-East Asian country's average rice export price rose about 14.8 per cent during the first eight months, reaching $625 per tonne.

Vietnam aims to export over eight million tonnes of rice worth $5 billion in 2024, the ministry said. - Xinhua