Vietnam Nov coffee exports rise to 70,700T

HANOI: Vietnam exported 70,700 tonnes of coffee in November, more than double the previous month and higher than the 50,000 tonnes the government had forecast for the month, the customs department said on Tuesday.

Vietnam exported 32,000 tonnes of coffee in October. November's shipment raised the amount of coffee exported since January to 1.1 million tonnes, or 18.33 million 60-kg bags, which represents a 4.4 percent increase on the same year-ago period, Vietnam Customs said in a monthly report.