The Vietnam Diary Product Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) earned an e xport value of 138 million USD in the first nine months of this year, representing a year-on-year soar of almost 46 percent.

The company estimated to post an export turnover of 180 million USD for the whole year, which reflects its average export growth rate of 45 percent in three recent consecutive years.

Vinamilk products, mainly p owdered milk, baby foods, condensed milk, fresh milk, soya milk and fruit milk, have so far been shipped to 23 countries, such as the US, Australia, Canada, Russia, Japan, Thailand and Middle Eastern nations. In 2011, the company made an export turnover of more than 140 million USD, a 72 percent increase from 2010.

It plans to build two new plants in southern Binh Duong province at a cost of 200 million USD.-VNA