VN fertiliser imports on the up
VN fertiliser imports on the up
Viet Nam is estimated to have imported total of 2.47 million tonnes of fertilisers worth US$968 million in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 24.5 per cent in volume and 11.6 per cent in value, the General Department of Customs said.
In July alone, the country imported 506,000 tonnes of fertilisers worth $179 million, rising 15.4 per cent and 7.5 per cent against the previous month in volume and value, respectively, the data showed.
China continued topping the list of fertiliser suppliers for Viet Nam in the period with 1.15 million tonnes, up 13.1 per cent on year and accounting for 46.4 per cent of total imports.
The Philippines came second with 211,000 tonnes, up 28.5 per cent. Other main suppliers in the period were Israel (164,000 tonnes) and Japan (159,000 tonnes).
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