Rubber export to face difficulties toward year-end
Difficulties for Vietnam's rubber export remain in the fourth quarter as the US dollar has entered a bullish cycle as a haven against inflation, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Import-Export Management.
Processing rubber for export at the factory of Phu Rieng Rubber Co. Ltd in Binh Phuoc province. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Difficulties for Vietnam's rubber export remain in thefourth quarter as the US dollar has entered a bullish cycle as a haven againstinflation, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Import-Export Management.
According to experts, latex prices tend to go down when the US dollar isappreciating. Moreover, prolonged heavy rains in the peak harvest time this year also impacted latex output.
The department quoted data from the General Departments ofCustoms as saying that Vietnam exported 609,170 tonnes of rubber worth930.86 million USD in the third quarter, up 6% in volume but down 1.8% in value on an annual basis due to falling prices.
China remained the biggest importer of Vietnamese rubber with453,060 tonnes valued at 669.14 million USD, up 10.4% in volume and0.5% in value year-on-year. It accounted for 70.2% of Vietnam’s total rubberexport value.
India came second with 42,꧙040 tonnes worth 69.64 m🌊illionUSD, marking an annual increase of 25.1% in volume and 18.3% in value./.
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Processing rubber for export at the factory of Phu Rieng Rubber Co. Ltd in Binh Phuoc province. (Photo: VNA) 
