VOV.VN - Vietnamese rice export prices have soared to reach new record highs, with the average price now roughly US$100 per tonne higher than Thailand’s, according to Vietnam Food Association (VFA).
VOV.VN - Ba Ba Hoi food processing cooperative of Tam Ky City in the central province of Quang Nam has inked a deal with a business partner to export 32,000 Banh Chung (square glutinous rice) cakes to the US market.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Export and Import recently announced a list of 170 eligible rice exporters as of October 18.
VOV.VN - The white Thai ethnic people residing in Muong So commune of Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province, are renowned for the Kin Lau Khau Mau festival (or the young rice festival) during which participants gather to pray for favourable weather and bumper crops.
Indonesia’s selection of Vietnam as a major source for its rice purchases has further solidified the position and quality of Vietnamese rice, said the Vietnamese Trade Office in Indonesia following a statement from an Indonesian official that Indonesia will import 1.5 million tonnes of rice from Vietnam and Thailand.
VOV.VN - Several regional countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines have recently moved to increase their imports of Vietnamese rice, opening up bright prospects ahead for the global and Vietnamese rice markets during the last months of the year, according to insiders.
Vietnam’s environmentally friendly agricultural products are on display at the Anuga 2023 – International Food Industry Trade Fair, which is taking place in Kohn city, Germany on October 7-11.
Vietnam set a new record in rice export revenue in the first nine months of 2023 thanks to the increasing price of exported rice, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
VOV.VN - Ma Ma Me, also known as the young rice festival of the Kho Mu ethnic people, is held annually in the northwestern province of Lai Chau with the aim of praying for favourable weather and bumper crops.
Vietnam is looking to increase the volume and revenue of rice exports in the remaining months of this year, but a wide range of hindrances are looming on the horizon.