Australia supplies most wheat to Vietnamese market in January
VOV.VN - Australia continued to be the leading wheat supply to the Vietnamese market, accounting for 40.3% of the total volume and 44.4% of the country's total wheat import turnover, reaching 215,823 tonnes, equivalent to nearly US$69.39 million, according to data given by the General Department of Customs.
This was followed by the Brazilian market, accounting for over 26% of the total volume and 23% of the total turnover, reaching 139,621 tonnes, equivalent to nearly US$36.06 million. The Ukrainian market ranked third, reaching 92,731 tonnes with 24.44 million.
Most notably, Vietnamese imports from the United States made up only 9% of the total volume and 10.4% of the total turnover, hitting 48,397 tonnes, equivalent to over US$16.18 million at an average price of US$334.3 per tonne.
This marked a sharp increase of 2,135% in volume and 2,102% in turnover compared to December, 2023.
In January, the country imported 535,349 tons of wheat, equivalent to US$156.37 million , down 23.6% in volume and 20.4% in turnover but up 4. 2% in price compared to December 2023.
