Coffee Price Drop Brings Vietnam Province Exports down 31%

3:40:17 PM | 3/5/2010

Vietnam’s central highlands province of Dak Lak reported US$80 million of export turnover in Jan-Feb, down 31% on-year.
 
The province sold US$50 million and US$30 million worth of products in Jan and Feb respectively, the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange said on its bulletin Mar 04.
 
Experts said the export plunge resulted from 3-year-low prices of coffee, which makes up more than 80% of the province’s annual export turnover. (HOSE)