VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Quan newspaper has quoted foreign sources who say that Thailand will sell both newly harvested and inventoried rice at low prices. This will create challenges for Vietnam, which competes with other rice exporters by offering low prices. “Reasonable prices are the biggest competitive advantage of Vietnamese rice. But now, if Thailand […]
VietNamNet Bridge – Reviewing the effectiveness of rice exports and solutions to improve the position and role of farmers is the subject in the recent research “Structure of the rice industry and the interests of small producers” by the Agricultural Alliance. Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh – Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research […]
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes the rice price in the world market will increase as Thailand has asked its farmers to stop selling rice in anticipation of a price hike. The Thai government has reported major losses from the rice subsidy program initiated by the previous government. The country has continued to help farmers store […]
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 […]
Cambodia’s second Rice Festival opened in Phnom Penh on November 18 to boost rice production, processing and trade. The three-day event features a display of Cambodia ’s key rice varieties, trade promotion seminars and a programme to evaluate rice quality. With more than 80 percent of the population involving in the agricultural sector, rice production […]
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 […]
