It is expected that coffee exports in Vietnam in the first four months of this year will decrease to 629 thousand tons, which is 13.5 percent less compared to the same period last year, and rice export is likely to decrease by 7.9 percent, which corresponds to 10 , 48 million 60-kilogram bags, said Vietnam's General Statistics Office.

The government’s report also said that over the first four months of this year, coffee export revenue for Vietnam, the world's largest producer of robusta beans, is likely to decline by 22.6 percent to $ 1.09 billion.

Import coffee deliveries to the country in April are estimated at 140 thousand tons and are estimated at 235 million dollars. Rice exports from Vietnam for the first quarter of this year are projected to fall by 7.9 percent compared to a year earlier to 2.03 million tons.

Revenues from export sales of rice during this period are expected to decline by 21.7 percent to $ 866 million. April rice exports from Vietnam, the world's third largest grain carrier, totaled $ 620,000 tons worth $ 256 million.

Robusta coffee or Congolese coffee. After arabica coffee is one of the two most popular and significant varieties of coffee. It is characterized by a persistent bitter taste, which is why robusta is often mixed with other varieties of coffee to give the original taste.