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Indonesia launches trade, business fair

The ambassador told the press that Indonesia has the highest consumption rate in the world for rice. Some 250 million people in Indonesia eat rice HA NOI (VNS) — Indonesia plans to import one million tonnes of rice from Viet Nam to meet the country’s high demand, according to Indonesian Ambassador to Viet Nam Mayerfas. […]

KEY PRODUCTS AT USER-FRIENDLY SHOPS OF THE COMPANY INCLUDE

–         Retail rice packed in packages of 5 kgs, 10 kgs or 20 kgs, retail rice without packages –         Bottled beverages: beers, soft drinks, spring water, etc. –         Milk and milk derivatives –         Packed teas and coffees –         Instant packed foods –         Cooking oil, spices –         Confectionary products –         Cosmetic and chemical products (shampoos, hair […]

Encouraging outcomes of Vietnam-Cuba rice production project

A joint project between Vietnam and Cuba on rice production has established 54,000 rice cultivation models with an average yield of 4.36 tonnes of rice per hectare, it was reported at a conference in Havana on December 11. With assistance from the project, Cuba’s Cuban Institute of Grain Research has been able to supply 20 […]

Rice exports may surpass 2015 target

Viet Nam had shipped 5.807 million tonnes of rice as of November this year. — Photo xaluan.com HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam’s rice exports are likely to exceed the target set for 2015 by 200,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes, hitting around 6.5 million tonnes for the year. A strong end to the year has […]

TYPES OF ANCHOVIES     Dried anchovies (boiled and dried anchovies for instant serving), include following types: + Whole anchovies: –         A1 type: 2-3.5 cm in maximum length –         A2 type: from 3.5 cm to 5 cm in length –         A3 type: from 5 cm to 7 cm in length + Anchovy fillets (without fish heads and […]

Philippines to buy 50,000T of rice to prop up reserves

(VOV) – The Philippines’ National Food Authority (NFA) has announced plans to purchase up to 50,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam and Thailand, according to NFA Director Renan B Dalisay. The purchases are being made to ensure there are adequate inventories on hand in the event of a natural disaster, said Dalisay. Dalisay toured NFA […]

Rice exports thrive in new year

(VOV) – Rice exports have thrived from early this year as the signed contracts remain effective while import demand is high. Huynh The Nang, president of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) said around 500,000-600,000 tons of rice will be delivered under the futures contracts and 200.000 tons under the commercial contracts that Vietnamese businesses signed […]

Thailand plans to cut rice output in 2016-2017 crop

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand plans to produce about 25 million tonnes of rice in the 2016-2017 crop instead of the normal production output of between 31-32 million tonnes in the last periods, according to the latest report released by the country’s Ministry of Commerce. The decision to cut output is prompted by […]

Optimistic signal in rice export of Vietnam in early 2016

Packing line of rice exporter. (Photo: SGGP) According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), export of rice in early 2016 has seen more advantages than it did in the same period last year with contracts of 1.3 million tons of rice passed from last year and import demand from large and regular markets coming earlier. […]