The condition that traders must own, rather than lease, warehouses for storing rice is inconsistent with market principles. It increases entry costs, creates challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises, and contradicts the spirit of Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on promoting the private sector, which emphasises “regulation, not prohibition”. HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Chamber of […]
An ancient wild rice may hold genetic secrets for climate-resilient farming – if Vietnam can save it from vanishing and neglect. By Le Quynh, Dialogue Earth “It’s been so long I can barely remember. It’s delicious, fragrant, soft but not sticky,” says Trần Văn Lựa, 53, a farmer from Đồng Tháp province, south-west Vietnam, recalling […]
Can Tho City, Vietnam (April 9, 2025) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) held a conference to review the initial outcomes of the One-Million-Hectare High-Quality and Low-Emission Rice Program (1mHa Program). Early findings indicate lower production costs, higher yields, and increased farmer income, signaling a step forward for sustainable rice farming in the […]
Global rice production for the 2024/25 season has been revised upwards by 3.1 million tonnes to a record 535.8 million tonnes (milled basis), nearly 3% higher than last year. According to the Rice Outlook: April 2025 report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), global ending stocks for 2024/25 have been increased by 1.7 […]
Source: Business Recorder. India’s rice export prices slid to a near two-year low this week, pressured by a weak rupee and rising supplies amid subdued demand, while export markets in other key Asian hubs remained quiet. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $382-$389 per ton, down from the last week’s $384-$391. Indian 5% […]
Authorities are set to expand negotiations and trade deals with international partners while dismantling the logistical and regulatory snarls that have plagued the sector. TIỀN GIANG — To enhance rice exports through 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has rolled out a series of new measures focused on stricter oversight, faster implementation of […]
Vietnam exported over 3.43 million tonnes of rice in the first four months of this year, raking in nearly 1.77 billion USD, a 8.1% jump in volume but a 13.3% dip in value from the same period last year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Export-Import Department introduced a raft of measures to improve […]
The $1.5 million KPWF grant, “Viet Nam: Facilitating Low-carbon and Green Agriculture Transformation” is providing demand-driven policy and advisory services that contribute to key building blocks of the government of Viet Nam’s overall green transformation program. The grant’s activities focus on enabling a well-designed, high-quality, and national low-carbon rice investment program, addressing knowledge gaps on […]
SGGP. Vietnam is set to make a groundbreaking entry into the ‘low-carbon’ rice market in Japan with its first export shipment in May 2025. The above information was heard at an international workshop to assess the role and potential of rice production systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam, held on May 19 in […]
Global market prospects for U.S. long-grain rice for the upcoming marketing year. Alvaro Durand-Morat, Associate Professor The global rice market in the last two years has been a rollercoaster driven mostly by India’s export restrictions and, since October of last year, by its massive rice crop. India’s production performance has been remarkable, breaking a new […]
