Vietnam's coffee exports to Singapore scant, room to grow enormous

Despite its small population, Singapore's coffee imports are relatively large, but Vietnamese exports to it remain modest, leaving ample room for expansion, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in that country. Singapore’s coffee imports are worth SGD140 - 150 million (US$103.6- $110.9 million) a year, the same as Việt Nam's coffee exports to Thailand and Indonesia, it said. Last year Malaysia, Indonesia and Switzerland were its biggest exporters, accounting for nearly 50 per cent of its market share and dominating the Arabica, robusta, and roasted and ground coffee market shares. Việt Nam is only the ninth largest coffee exporter to Singapore with a share of 2.22 per cent worth SGD3.16 million ($2.3 million) last year. In the first quarter of this year its exports skyrocketed by 175.38 per cent to SGD1.46 million ($1.08 million) and a 3.64 per cent share. Việt Nam mainly exports roasted and ground coffee followed by unroasted robusta and Arabica, with the latter, despite small ...