Vietnam's January-February rice exports dip to 515,000 Tonnes

HANOI: Vietnam's rice exports in the first two months of 2015 are estimated to have fallen 34.4 percent from a year ago to 515,000 tonnes, the government said on Thursday.

Revenue from rice shipments in January-February is estimated at $237 million, down 35.6 percent from the same period last year, the government's General Statistics Office said in its monthly report.

Vietnam, the world's third-largest exporter after Thailand and India, has projected to ship 7 million tonnes of rice this year. Last year exports via official channels totalled 6.38 million tonnes.