The Philippines is the top importer of Vietnamese rice during January – September this year, accounting for 43.9% of the country’s total export of the grain, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

About 6.07 million tonnes of rice worth US$2.94 billion was exported in the first 10 months of 2022, up 17.2% in volume and 7.4% in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - The first seven months of 2022 saw Vietnam export nearly 4.2 million tons of rice, up more than 20% over the same period last year, in which the US market increased the most with more than 65%.

Vietnam always wishes to be a long-term and stable rice supplier for Sierra Leone as its domestic production has not yet met the demand, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said at a recent meeting with Sierra Leone’s counterpart Edward Hinga Sandy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to offer a special preferential tariff for rice and dry tobacco imported from Cambodia this year, according to new circular released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam's rice exports to the Philippines still won a lion share of 87% in the first half of this year.

VOV.VN - The Philippines is an important and reliable partner that shares many strategic interests with Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during phone talks on July 19.

VOV.VN - China has moved to increase its import of rice from several Asian countries, including Vietnam, during the opening months of the year.

The first 60 tonnes of jasmin rice shipped to the UK under the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) hit the shelves in London on January 26.