Vietnam's May coffee exports at 146,220 tonnes, up 2pc m/m

HANOI: Vietnam, the world's top robusta producer, exported 146,220 tonnes, or 2.44 million 60-kg bags, of coffee in May, up 2pc from April, customs data released on Tuesday showed.

May's actual coffee exports were higher than the government's estimate of 135,000 tonnes.

For the first five months of this year, Vietnam exported 777,758 tonnes of coffee, down 11.8pc from a year earlier, Vietnam Customs said in a statement.

Coffee export revenue in the January-May period fell 22pc to $1.3 billion, it said.