Vietnam’s coffee industry received some good news recently, with its Robusta coffee securing world records and global recognition. An announcement was made on December 22 in Ho Chi Minh City by TNI King Coffee Co., Ltd., the World Records Union (WorldKings), and the Vietnam Book of Record (VietKings).
Vietnam exported 943,000 tonnes of coffee worth 1.6 billion USD in the first half of 2019, representing decreases of 9.2 percent and 19.9 percent year on year, respectively.
Dak Lak, the country’s largest coffee growing province, plans to reduce the area under the crop from 204,800ha now to 180,000ha by 2030, according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Hai Ninh.
Vietnam expects to export 1.7 million tonnes of coffee this year, earning about 3.5 billion USD, said Chairman of the Vietnam Coffee – Cocoa Association (VICOFA) Luong Van Tu.
Vietnam exported 974,712 tonnes of coffee from January 1 to August 15 this year, a reduction of 16.4 percent from the same period last year, earning 2.22 billion USD in value, up 7.9 percent, according to Vietnam’s Customs.
Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture’s manager in charge of coffee Silvio Farnesi has said that the government has approved the importation of robusta coffee, including those from Vietnam
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