Coffee prices increase sharply

The price of coffee on the London market jumped US$42 per tonne from US$1,341 to US$1,383 on June 10 and hit a record high of US$1,473 per tonne on June 11.

The price of coffee on the domestic market also rose from VND24,300 on June 9 to US$25,500 per kilogram on June 11.

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According to coffee businesses in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, the sharp increase is due to the Government’s decision to buy 200,000 tonnes of coffee for reserves and a forecast that consumption will go up during the 2010 World Cup.

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