Hanoi, Oct. 12 -- Ghana became Vietnam's largest rice buyer in September, accounting for nearly 22% of total exports after the Philippines temporarily suspended imports. Vietnam exported 6.83 million tonnes of rice in the first nine months, earning 3.49 billion USD, down 2.05% in volume and 19.98% in value year-on-year. In September alone, the country shipped 466,800 tonnes of rice worth over 232.38 million USD, down sharply by 43.27% in volume and 54.73% in value compared to the same period last year. Following Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Malaysia were the second- and third-largest importers of Vietnamese rice, with market shares of over 21% and nearly 10%, respectively. In early August, the Philippine government announced a two-month suspe...