Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam
Abbreviation
BCEC
Location
Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam
Region
Asia
Product Types
Coffee
The Buôn Ma Thuột Coffee Exchange Center (BCEC) is a specialised coffee commodity exchange based in Buôn Ma Thuột (Đắk Lắk province), the heart of Vietnam's Central Highlands coffee-growing region. BCEC provides a local trading and auction platform for robusta coffee, the primary variety grown in the Central Highlands, which accounts for approximately 90% of Vietnam's coffee output. Vietnam is the world's second-largest coffee producer and the largest producer of robusta coffee globally, making the Buôn Ma Thuột market a significant reference point for global robusta coffee price formation.
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