Vietnam exported some 7.5 million tons of rice in 2014 via both official and cross-border export transactions, said Vietnam Industry and Trade Center (VITIC) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Tuesday.

According to VITIC, via official exports, Vietnam sold some 6.5 million tons of rice to world market, pocketing 2.84 billion U.S. dollars in 2014. The average export price of Vietnamese rice in 2014 was 436.92 U.S. dollars per ton.

The year 2014 posted the third consecutive year when China has remained the largest consumer of Vietnamese rice, while importing 2.1 million tons of rice from Vietnam via official exports.

The Philippines ranks the second, consuming 1.4 million tons of rice from Vietnam in 2014.

In addition to official exports, Vietnam sold around one million tons of rice to China via cross-border transactions in 2014, bringing total figure of Vietnamese rice export volume last year to 7.5 million tons, said VITIC.

VITIC quoted a report by Vietnam Food Association as saying that in 2015, the country targeted to export 7-7.5 million tons of rice.

Currently, Vietnamese rice has been present in 135 countries and regions worldwide, according to Import and Export Department under the MoIT. Endi

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