Vietnam exports over 6 mln tons of rice in 8 months

HANOI, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Vietnam exported 6.16 million tons of rice in the first eight months of this year, up 5.9 percent year on year, Vietnam News has reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Rice export brought revenue of nearly 3.85 billion U.S. dollars in the cited period, a year-on-year growth of 21.7 percent, said the report.
Along with an output increase, the Southeast Asian country’s average rice export price rose about 14.8 percent during the first eight months, reaching 625 dollars per ton.
Vietnam aims to export over 8 million tons of rice worth 5 billion dollars in 2024, the ministry said. ■