Vietnam's July coffee exports fall from June to 139,800 tonnes

HANOI: Vietnam, the world's top robusta producer, exported 139,800 tonnes (2.33 million 60-kg bags) of coffee in July, down 11.8 percent from the previous month, the customs department said on Monday, below market expectations.

That raises Vietnam's coffee exports between October 2015 and July this year, the first 10 months of the 2015/2016 crop year, to 1.46 million tonnes, up 31.5 percent from a year ago, based on government statistics.

Traders had forecast coffee shipments in July at 145,000-160,000 tonnes, while the government estimated the volume at 130,000 tonnes. The coffee crop year lasts between October and September.