Vietnam by the end of 2014 took the second place (after Brazil) in the list of the world's largest exporters of coffee. According to, common on Thursday by the Ministry of agriculture and rural development of Vietnam, the volume of exports last year exceeded $ 3.4 billion dollars.

As noted, the area of coffee plantations in Vietnam is now 640 thousand hectares. Thus, Vietnam accounts for one fifth of all the world's coffee production, while it remains the main producer of grain varieties "Robusta". Vietnamese coffee comes in more than 60 countries, the main consumers traditionally the USA, Germany and UK.

Coffee along with rice, oil, and natural rubber is among the main export products of Vietnam. Its cultivation is recognized as one of the most important sectors of the national economy of Vietnam: the industry employs about half a million people across the country and serves as a stable source of foreign exchange revenue.

According to experts, the production of agriculture for many years will be the basis of Vietnamese exports. His range will continue to prevail goods such as seafood, rice, coffee, tea, spices. According to the objectives set by the government to the agricultural sector, in the period up to 2020, the growth of the agricultural sector should not be less than 20%.