VN attends international expo in Singapore

As many as 250 businesses from 28 countries and territories, including Việt Nam, are participating in the International Coffee & Tea Industry Expo 2019, which opened in Singapore on Thursday.

NA talks key tasks for next stage of economic growth

There are nine key tasks that must be accomplished in 2019-20 to restructure Viet Nam’s economy, according to the Minister of Planning and Industry Nguyễn Chí Dũng.

Viet Nam, Indonesia to stabilise coffee output Coffee markets in Vietnam and Indonesia will flourish with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (VICOFA) and the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters and Industries (AEKI).

Singapore launches coffee futures bourse The Singapore Commodity Exchange is set to begin robusta futures trading on April 22 this year for the coffee variety in Asia. "The launch of Singapore Coffee Futures Contract (SICOM Coffee) is timely as Southeast Asia has grown to become the largest producer and exporter of robusta coffee. SICOM Coffee is set to play a key role in establishing an Asian benchmark price for robusta coffee," Jeremy Ang, CEO of SICOM, said.

Coffee brews up big profits Coffee exports are expected to reach US$1.8 billion in 2007, well over earlier targets for the year of $1.5 billion, according to the deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association, Doan Trieu Nhan.

Coffee prices at high as supplies plummet It's a vicious circle - coffee growers are watching the prices of coffee beans rise (a kilogram now sells for VND16,200 (over US$1), the highest in five years) with regret, as they don't have much coffee left to sell.