24/03/2020 20:48
Rice is one of the rare commodities that is not being seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with both export volume and value increasing in the first two months of 2020.
16/03/2020 17:30
Vietnam is enjoying strong growth in both rice export volume and value, and more export chances are still ahead as some free trade agreements (FTAs) have come into force and consumers around the globe are boosting purchase to ensure food security amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
06/09/2019 19:23
Vietnam exported about 4.54 million tonnes of rice for nearly 2 billion USD in the first eight months of this year, up 0.3 percent in volume but down 14.9 percent in value from a year earlier, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).
05/11/2018 23:39
Vietnam shipped abroad 264,000 tonnes of rice in October this year for 136 million USD, pushing the total figures so far this year to 5.2 million tonnes worth 2.6 billion USD, up 1.7 and 14.1 percent year-on-year.
17/10/2018 10:27
Rice is one of Vietnam's major exports and Vietnam has maintained the position as one of the world's top ten biggest rice exporters for many years.
11/05/2018 14:50
The prospect of the Vietnamese rice export sector later this year is forecast to be bright given the nation’s recent successful bids for supplying rice for Indonesia and the Philippines.
20/04/2018 10:16
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked South Central and Central Highlands provinces to strive to produce at least 2.5 million tonnes of rice in this year’s upcoming crops.
11/04/2018 14:27
The Philippines is considering an emergency purchase of up to 250,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam or Thailand to ensure enough rice for domestic consumption during months of bad harvest.
05/12/2017 15:53
Vietnam’s rice exports achieved a great triumph in the 11 months leading up to December as they hit 5.52 million tons worth US$2.49 billion, up 24.1% in volume and 24.9% in value against the same period last year.
22/05/2017 15:56
Up to 100,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice will be shipped to the EU each year tax-free in 2018 following the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement, helping local rice exporters penetrate the market.
13/03/2017 09:03
Falling demand and overseas competition are expected to bite into Vietnam's rice exports.
05/11/2016 11:50
On November 4, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh of the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for an expansion of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) offices in Hanoi.
13/04/2017 15:49
Since taking office in 2016, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has helped drive an industry-wide discussion and led the effort to improve the quality of rice grown in Vietnam.