The value of rubber exports this month is estimated at US$143 million from US$144 million in the same month last year, the GSO said. Between January and September, the country is estimated to have exported 497,000 tonnes of rubber valued at US$937 million, down 1.6% in both volume and value terms, it said.
Last year, Vietnam exported 697,000 tonnes of rubber, up 18.7% on year, government figures showed.