Maintaining last year's growth momentum, the exports of many Vietnamese agricultural products posted strong performance in the first months of this year.

Banh mi, bun cha (rice vermicelli with grilled pork and fresh herbs) and nem ran (fried spring roll) were among the Vietnamese delicacies introduced at the Francophonie cuisine festival held in Singapore on March 30.

VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.77% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, with core inflation standing at 2.81%, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will hold a wide range of activities in the suburban township of Son Tay in the capital from April 18 to 21 to mark the culture day of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

VOV.VN - Rice from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has so far made its presence in 60 different markets around the world, with the locality aiming for this year's rice export turnover to reach US$325 million.

VOV.VN - 2004 is forecast to see rice exports exceed eight million tonnes for the second consecutive year, thereby bringing in about US$5 billion for Vietnam

VOV.VN - Senegal is a potentially lucrative market for Vietnamese rice due to high demand coming from the West African country, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Nguyen Ngoc He and Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato’ Tan Yang Thai explored possibilities for further bilateral cooperation, with a particular focus on agricultural sector, during a local working session on March 5.

The recent falls in rice prices are only short-term and the upward trend will continue in 2024 on limited supply, providing significant opportunities for Vietnam’s rice export, analysts have said.

Vietnamese enterprises should seize the opportunities to increase rice exports to Indonesia which has allocated an additional rice import quota of 1.6 million tonnes for 2024 as dryness linked to the El Nino delayed harvest in the country, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Indonesia.