Hanoi, June 14 -- Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Coffee exports reached a new record of 4.7 billion USD in the first five months of this year, driven by surges in shipments to major markets including the EU and the US, the latest updates from Vietnam Customs showed. In May alone, exports totalled nearly 149,000 tonnes, worth 860 million USD, an increase of 60.5% in volume and nearly 2.2 times in value year-on-year. Although export volume dropped slightly by 0.6% in January to May, export value spiked by 62.3% on record high export prices. The export prices averaged 5,709 USD per tonne, up 63.2%. The EU remained the largest coffee export market of Vietnam, importing more than 367,000 tonnes worth 2 billion USD, a rise of 10.2% in volume and 81.9% in va...