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VIETNAM COFFEE PRICES RISE TO NEW ALL-TIME HIGH OF 45 MLN DONG ($2,156) PER TONNE -TRADE
HANOI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Vietnamese robusta coffee rose on Tuesday to between 44.5 million dong and 45 million dong ($2,132-$2,156) per tonne on the domestic market, hitting a new all-time high following gains in global market prices. The latest prices in Vietnam, the world's largest producer of robusta beans, were up from 42.2 million dong a week ago, which was already a record, tracking prices on the London futures market hovering at a 2-1/2-year high, supported by arabica price surges. ($1=20,875 dong) (Reporting by Ho Binh Minh) |