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Quality varieties spur Vietnamese rice industry’s growth: experts

The success of the rice sector is the fruit of a concerted effort spanning research, production and trade, with high-quality seeds delivered to farmers’ hands, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has assessed. At the Tien Thuan cooperative’s rice field in Vinh Thanh district, Can Tho city, a combine harvesters collect […]

Philippines and Vietnam agree to establish rice industry alliance

The Philippines is the largest export market of Vietnam. – Vietnam News/ANN HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Agriculture ministers of Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to establish a rice industry alliance between the two countries and upgrade the trade relationship to an investment partnership in the rice industry. At a talk in Hanoi on July 9, […]

ASIA RICE-Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India rice export policy

ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT):RPT-ASIA RICE-Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India rice export policy Vietnam prices fall to lowest levels since July 2023 India export prices down on higher freight rates, weaker rupee Thai rates at an over 3-month low Domestic rice prices in Bangladesh high despite ample reserves Indian govt may relax export restrictions […]

Vietnamese rice exporter rejects ‘price inflation’ allegation amid corruption scam in Indonesia

A farmer works on a rice paddy field in central Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Photo by Reuters Vietnamese exporter Tan Long Group has refuted an allegation by an Indonesian civil society organization that it sold rice to that country at much higher than market prices. The People’s Democracy Study (SDR) recently complained to an Indonesian […]

Asia rice: Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India rice export policy

Rice export prices from Vietnam slipped to their lowest levels in a year, and Thai rates also dropped this week amid lacklustre demand, as markets awaited potential easing of restrictions by top exporter India. Vietnam’s 5% broken rice was offered at $565-$570 per metric ton on Thursday, its lowest since July 27, 2023 and down […]

Vietnam, Philippines agree to establish rice industry alliance

Agriculture ministers of Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to establish a rice industry alliance between the two countries and upgrade the trade relationship to an investment partnership in the rice industry. The Philippines is the largest export market of Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Agriculture ministers of Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed […]

Circular agriculture – a game changer for rice industry

As the world’s fifth-largest rice producer, Vietnam has tremendous potential to generate revenue from by-products such as straw, husk and bran, as well as to adopt ecological and circular farming practices, according to industry insiders. Rice harvest in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – As the world’s fifth-largest rice […]

Philippines wants to boost rice cooperation with Vietnam to ensure food security

By Reuters HANOI, July 8 (Reuters) – The Philippines wants to boost cooperation on rice with Vietnam to ensure its food security, Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said during a visit to Vietnam over the weekend. Laurel visited Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of An Giang, one of the key rice-producing areas of the Southeast […]