Vietnam exported 5.55 million tonnes of rice worth 2.56 billion USD in the first 11 months of 2014, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). News website ndh.vn quoted the VFA as saying that in the first 20 days of November, the nation shipped 190,000 tonnes of rice, and from the first day of this […]
(VOV) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has offered assistance to Vietnam’s agriculture with the aim of modernising the country’s rice industry. The proposal was made at a workshop on reforming the rice industry toward raising added value and sustainable development for building new rural areas, which was held by the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural […]
Total rice output in the Mekong Delta this year is estimated to be 500,000 tons higher against last year, due to farmers taking action after agriculture officials urged them to use high-quality, high-yield varieties that are disease-resistant and mature within 85 to 95 days. The total rice output in the Delta for the year is […]
The Vietnamese commercial counsellor in Mexico had a number of meetings with local officials and entrepreneurs over the past few days to seek ways to help Vietnamese agricultural products make further inroads into the Latin American market. During a dialogue on the agricultural and aquacultural trade in Mexico’s northern city of Nuevo Laredo on November […]
Vietnam has exported more than 139 tonnes of rice during the first two weeks of October, bringing the total rice export volume so far this year to 4.9 million tonnes, generating more than 2.1 billion USD in value, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). The price for rice in October is 458.35 USD per […]
The price of Vietnamese export rice reached 465 USD per tonne during the first nine months of 2014, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.8 percent. According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), the country shipped over 5 million tonnes of rice abroad in the period, raking in 2.3 billion USD. VFA predicted that 2015 will […]
The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has predicted that 2015 will be a tough year for Vietnam ’s rice exporters as they will face fierce competitions from their Thai rivals. At a recent conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in Ho Chi Minh City to review the rice production in 2014, […]
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has predicted that Vietnam’s rice exports would increase by six percent year-on-year to 6.9 million tonnes in 2014. The organisation attributed the increase to the country’s rising paddy yield and the rising demand of Asian markets, including Indonesia, Malaysia, China and the Philippines. FAO estimated Vietnam’s paddy […]
The crop protection market in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam generated some US$291.5 million in revenue in the first six months of this year, more than three-quarters of which were from fungicide and insecticide, a German market research firm said Wednesday in a press release. More than 23 million metric tons of crop protection products, […]
CAN THO – The volume of rice export contracts clinched by members of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) with foreign buyers has hit 6.5 million tons, exceeding the year’s forecast by at least 200,000 tons, a source told the Daily. The source from Can Tho City’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said VFA […]
