HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Rice exporters must build new areas for sourcing raw material in direct proportion to their export volumes, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a decree issued last week. The decree talks about a roadmap for the development of areas from where raw material can be sourced, as well links rice production and […]
The Thai Ministry of Commerce is proposing to the Cabinet the selling of stockpiled rice to nations in Africa and the Middle East. According to Commerce Minister General Chatchai Sarikalya, the ministry will propose a set of rice-exporting guidelines to the meeting of the national rice policy committee on December 19. The proposed measures take […]
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, […]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Philippines plans to import 1.7 million tons of rice this year and even more next year, giving Vietnamese exporters a chance to bid on big contracts, the Vietnam New Agency quoted Francis Pangilinan, advisor to President Benigno Aquino, as saying. The Philippines last year said they would begin a self-sufficiency drive […]
Thailand’s relevant government agencies have been assigned to work in an integrated manner for the management of the entire rice production system, which comprises short-term, medium-term, and long-term measures. The Rice Policy and Management Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, met on October 6 to discuss the measures. According to the Prime Minister, in […]
Thailand’s rice shipments are expected to reach 11 million tonnes this year thanks to price competitiveness and the government’s accelerated attempt to dispose of stocks, according to Bangkok Post newspaper. Thai Ministry of Commerce has sold 1 million tonnes of rice to China , 170,000 tonnes to Indonesia and 300,000 tonnes to the Philippines in […]
The Philippines has shifted away from setting a target date for its plan to be completely self-sufficient in the production of rice, a senior government official said, likely keeping its doors open to imports beyond the current goal of 2016. That will be welcomed by key supplier Vietnam, which is looking to follow up on […]
The pace of Cambodia’s rice exports are expected to slow this year. Unable to maintain the steady rate of previous years, the export volume for the first half of 2014 is much the same as it was this time last year. At the end of June, milled rice exports had reached 178,000 tonnes for the […]
The restructuring of rice farming in the Mekong Delta should focus on improving farmers’ incomes and sustainable development, experts told a recent seminar in Can Tho city. Le Van Banh, head of the Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute, said though the rice cultivation area and output increase every year farmers remain poor. The main […]
Five commercial banks will provide more than 2.37 trillion VND (111.22 million USD) in loans for five agricultural producers to expand their activities in the time ahead, especially the application of advanced technologies in agricultural production. To this effect, loan contracts were signed in Hanoi on July 2 as the second part of a pilot […]
