Posts Tagged ‘Vietnam’

Rainfall Boosts Vietnam Coffee Crop Before Harvest This Month

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Rains in the center of Vietnam, the world’s biggest coffee producer after Brazil, are helping crop development before the start of the harvest, said a grower group.

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Vietnam Coffee Crop Aided as Rains Boost Fruiting, Traders Say

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

By Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Claire Leow

June 17 (Bloomberg) — The coffee harvest in Vietnam, the world’s second-largest producer, has been aided by rains this month, which helped fruit production, traders said.

The wet weather may help to ease concern about previous damage to the crop caused during flowering, Hua Thanh Hong, business manager at Sept. 2nd Import-Export Co., said from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, Vietnam’s main coffee- growing area. 2nd Import-Export is one of the nation’s three biggest exporters by volume.

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