Vietnam would continue to be world’s second largest rice exporter: US department

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast that Vietnam would maintain its position as the world’s second biggest rice exporter this year.

According to the department, Vietnam will export 6.4 million tonnes of rice in 2011, an increase of 233,000 tonnes compared the volume recorded in the previous year.

Vietnam's rice exports reach US$3.07 billion in 2020.

It is likely that India will remain the largest rice exporter in the world, with 15.5 million tonnes rice shipped abroad this year. Thailand will rank third with an estimated export volume of 6.1 million tonnes.

Last year, Vietnam shipped abroad 6.15 million tonnes of rice worth US$3.07 billion, down 3.5% in volume but up 9.3% in value year-on-year.

Statistics show that in the first four months of this year, the country exported 1.89 million tonnes of rice, down 10.8% in volume but up 1.2% in value over the same period last year.

The Vietnam Food Association said Vietnam’s rice export structure has shifted towards quality types with higher prices and added values.

Exported quantity of Chu rice noodle increases

(BGO) – According to the Division of Economy and Infrastructure in Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province), the district produced more than 4,000 tonnes of Chu rice noodle in the first quarter of 2021, up nearly 500 tonnes comparing to the same period last year. Total product value hit about 124  billion VND (5.39 million USD). 

 

High demands push Vietnamese rice's prices up: Business Recorder

Vietnam’s rice export prices hit a more than nine-year high this week as fresh orders trickled in, while rates for the Indian variety held near a one-month peak on healthy demand from buyers in other Asian countries and Africa, according to an article published on Pakistan’s news website Business Recorder.

 

Crop restructuring on rice land in Bac Giang: forming many specialized farming areas

(BGO) – Thanks to boldly converting inefficient rice fields into areas cultivating crops of high economic value, localities in Bac Giang province have tapped the advantages of land and climate to develop commodity agriculture, forming many specialized farming areas.

 

Consumer price rise at 8-year high

February saw consumer prices rise by 1.52 percent, the highest rate in eight years. The General Statistics Office attributed the sharp rise to Vietnam Electricity ending its electricity subsidy and an increase in food and transport costs during the Lunar New Year holidays (Tet) in February.

 

Bac Giang: Agricultural products see high prices, favorable sale

(BGO) - As the Lunar New Year is coming, many kinds of flowers, ornamental plants and pork in Bac Giang province have seen favorable sale with high prices. Currently, the pig price is quite stable at 78,000-80,000 VND (3.48 USD) per kg. According to the Sub-Department of Livestock and Animal Health under the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, every day there are about 50 truck trips transporting pigs to other provinces, equivalent to about 300 heads.

 

Source: NDO/VNA