date:Mar 10, 2014
Vietnam shipped abroad 637,756 tons of rice, worth 274.62 million U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, state-run Vietnam News Agency quoted the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) as reporting on Wednesday.
In February alone, the country exported 330,501 tons, earning 147.08 million dollars, up 7.57 percent in volume and 15.3 percent in value.
The average price rose by 29.89 dollars per ton, with the FOB price standing at 445.03 dollars per ton.
According to VFA, about 49 percent of