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Speculation funds cause bad effect to coffee market

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:02:18 PST

Vietnam's coffee export price is now at the lowest levels in the past three years due to speculative activities.

Catfish conflict pits US industry against Vietnam

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:05:00 PST

It looks like catfish, it tastes like catfish and it acts like catfish. But to US catfish farmers, the whiskered, bottom-feeding fish from Vietnam is something else: a cheap variety that's usurping the humble catfish's place on Americans' tables and threatening their livelihoods.

Vietnam exports 3.6m tonnes of rice

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam has exported around 3.6 million tonnes of rice during the first six months of this year, said Vietnam Food Association, or VFA.

H1 seafood export falls 11pct

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:56:34 PST

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported that the country's seafood exports in H1 brought in total of $1.7 billion, down 11 percent year-on-year.

Seaprodex Hanoi plans to reach 6b dong of profit

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:19:52 PST

Hanoi Seafood Processing and Exporting Joint Stock Co (Seaprodex Hanoi) has set a target to reach revenue of 350 billion dong, turnover from exporting products and other services of $20 million and pre-tax profit of 6 billion dong in 2009.

Rice exports boost Vietnam's growth

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam will see a 3.9 percent growth in gross domestic product for the first half of this year, helped by a rise in rice exports, Hanoi said yesterday.

H1 rice export reaches 3.6m tonnes

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:20:46 PST

Vietnam Food Association reported that the rice export in June reached 650,000 tonnes, bringing the total estimated figure of H1 to 3.6 million tonnes.

Tra catfish exports to Russia reaches $1.3b

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:17:23 PST

The Vietnamese catfish export steering board led by Deputy Minister Luong Le Phuong announced on Jun 24 that tra catfish export to Russia might bring in $1.3 billion against the expected of $1 billion given previously.

Rubber price improves in Q2 of 2009

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:05:01 PST

The rubber price in the world market continued increasing in Q2 of 2009 after a long time slump, according to the news released by Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Tea export earns $50m

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:10:45 PST

The country earned $50 million from tea exports during the first six months of this year, up over 17 percent in output and 13 percent in value year-on-year, Nguyen Kim Phong-chair of Vietnam Tea Association reported June 23.

Da Nang Rubber JSC achieves 122b of profit in Jan-May

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:31:46 PST

Da Nang Rubber Joint Stock Co (coded DRC) has announced that it reached revenue of 707.8 billion dong in the first five months of this year, up 11 percent against the corresponding period last year.

Short term Fluctuations in Coffee Prices to Hit Vietnamese Exporters

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:43:36 PST

Vietnamese coffee exporters lost 1.2 million dong per tonne on June 16 as the coffee selling price on London floor reduced by $69 per tonne.

Latex rubber processing plant opened

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:42:31 PST

Chu Pah Rubber Co latex rubber processing plant in Ia Der Communue, Ia Grai District, Gia Lai Province has been officially opened. The plant has a designed capacity of 4,000-4,500 tonnes of latex per year in Phase 1. The total investment in the project is put at 45 billion dong.

Vietnam coffee crop aided as rains boost fruiting, traders say

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

The coffee harvest in Vietnam, the world's second-largest producer, has been aided by rains this month, which helped fruit production, traders said.

Vietnam could run out of rice for export by 2020: forecast

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:39:03 PST

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Cultivation Department has said that that Vietnam will not have enough rice for export by 2020.