10:00:04 AM | 17/11/2009
Prices of coffee in Vietnam’s coffee belt, the central highlands province of Dak Lak on rich supply.
Prices of coffee at the domestic market to VND22,700/kg from VND24,000 several weeks earlier.
Local traders said U.S. dollar appreciation against Vietnamese dong encouraged coffee speculators to sell more coffee.
On the world market, coffee prices dropped by $95/ton from a day earlier to $1,320/ton on Nov 12.
Vietnamese coffee growers Nov 3 resumed harvesting after a short break last week due to tropical storm Mirinae. (Labor)