CANTHO – Farmers and firms in the Mekong Delta region have faced no sales pressure in the 2015-2016 winter-spring rice crop as in previous years as demand is high with enterprises still buying to fulfill export contracts. Rice traders said the current inventory of rice in the Mekong Delta is low and severe drought […]
Rice bags are transported to milling plants in the Mekong Delta (Photo: SGGP) The first quarter rice export was up nearly 58 percent in volume and 51 percent in value over the same period last year to hit US$1.4 million tons and US$577 million under FOB (free on board) term, reported the Vietnam Food Association […]
Vietnam exported more than two million tons of rice in the first four months this year. Photo: Diep Duc Minh Thailand’s plan to sell off its rice stockpile within two months has sparked concerns for Vietnamese rice exporters, many of whom have been already hitting bumps. They said Thailand’s clearance of 11.4 million tons, more […]
