Tea exports in the first 10 months of this year increased by 22.3 per cent in volume and 14.5 per cent in value over the corresponding period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
In October alone, the country exported 15,000 tonnes of tea, boosting total export volume in the first 10 months to 110,000 tonnes. These volumes brought the country an export turnover of US$20 million and $145 million respectively.
"Tea is the only agricultural and forestry products that has seen growth in both export turnover and volume this year," said Duong Long Tri, deputy director of the ministry’s IT and Statistics Centre.
