Vietnam Rubber Exports Forecast at 40,000 Tons in May

Vietnam, the fourth-biggest rubber exporter in 2010, may ship 40,000 metric tons this month, according to figures today from the General Statistics Office in Hanoi.

The nation shipped 36,000 metric tons in April, 20 percent lower than a previous assessment of 45,000 tons, revised figures from the Statistics Office show. Exports in the first five months were 240,000 tons, up 31 percent from a year earlier.

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-25/vietnam-rubber-exports-forecast-at-40-000-tons-in-may.html