November 01, 2017 | 21:23 (GMT+7)
Vietnam ships sugar to 28 markets
Vietnam exported 43,000 tons of sugar to 28 markets, earning 20.6 million USD, in the first nine months of this year.
Vietnam exported 43,000 tons of sugar to 28 markets in the first nine months of 2017. Photo for illustration
Vietnam currently has 41 sugar plants with a total designed capacity of around 150,000 tons of sugarcanes a day.
According to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam concluded the 2016-2017 sugar production crop.
During this crop, more than 13 million tons of sugarcane were used to produce over 1.2 million tons of sugar.
The new crop is scheduled to begin in November.
Source: VNA