Vietnam shipped 536,570 tonnes of rice worth US$ 236 million abroad during the first quarter of this year, marking the lowest Q1 figures since 2009. Vietnam shipped 536,570 tonnes of rice worth US$ 236 million abroad during the first quarter of this year, marking the lowest Q1 figures since 2009, announced Huynh The Nang, Deputy […]
The rice harvest in the south-central and Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) regions is expected to be under 35,000 tonnes compared to the previous winter-spring crop because of prolonged drought, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said. The ministry’s Plant Cultivation Department said that 1.63 million tonnes of rice would be harvested in the […]
VNA-Thousands of tonnes of rice is currently stocked up in trailers queued up at the border gates with China in the Lao Cai Province. The drivers are awaiting customs clearance from the Chinese side, which had slowed the imports of rice as of April 1. The online Nong nghiep Viet Nam (Vietnamese Agriculture) newspaper quoted […]
Farm hands, wearing conical hats, harvest rice grain at a farm in Can Tho Province, Vietnam. Photo: Bloomberg Rice farmer Nguyen Hien Thien is so busy growing his crops that he has never even visited Can Tho, a town only a few kilometres from his farm in the southern Mekong Delta. “When I was a […]
Workers load rice for export at the HCM City Food Company. Viet Nam’s rice export turnover to markets in Africa, West Asia and South Asia HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam’s rice export to Africa is likely to rebound significantly this year, based on the rapid growth seen in the first quarter, according to the […]
VietNamNet Bridge–Businesses have signed contracts to export over 3.28 million tons of rice this year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday. Many traders have temporarily stopped rice purchase in the Mekong Delta due to export difficulties (Photo: SGGP) Of these, 1.7 million tons worth US$738 million have been delivered, down 20 percent […]
Farmers harvest rice in Thoi Lai district, Can Tho (Photo: SGGP) Farmers earn a profit of VND10-15 million (US$459-688) per hectare of summer autumn rice crop which is amid peak harvest time in the Mekong Delta. On Sunday, traders paid VND4,100-4,200 a kilogram of fresh normal rice and VND4,400-4,600 a kilogram of fresh long grain […]
Farmers carry a bag of paddy (unhusked rice) at their farm in Tien Giang Province – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – The rice price in many parts of the Mekong Delta region has dipped since Vietnam recently won a contract to supply 150,000 tons of rice to the Philippines. Some rice suppliers of unprocessed […]
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s rice exporters continue to rely on the Chinese market. Experts warn Vietnam may fall into the Chinese ‘low-quality rice’ trap. Exports at standstill, rice prices fall According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), Vietnam had exported 2.1 million tons of rice by the end of May, earning $870 million, a decrease […]
Statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed that domestic rice consumption, which was imposed with a 5 per cent VAT HA NOI (VNS) — The Prime Minister has approved the Ministry of Finance’s decision to not slash the value added tax (VAT) imposed on rice in the domestic market. Accordingly, the tax […]
