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 - There remains bright prospects ahead for Vietnamese rice exports in the EU amid European partners continuing to place orders of up to 400,000 tonnes of rice from local exporters.

Dr. Le Toan Thuy, an overseas Vietnamese scientist in France, has joined projects to help Vietnamese managers and farmers effectively develop rice cultivation models in the Mekong Delta region.

VOV.VN - India’s official ban placed on broken rice has led to a negative impact on the global rice market, resulting in the price of Vietnamese rice to increase sharply and surpass that of Thai rice, according to details given by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

Vietnam’s rice export is likely to surpass the target set for this year, said Chairman of the Vietnam Food Association Nguyen Ngoc Nam.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese rice businesses are planning to export high-quality products like ST25 to demanding markets such as Japan, Australia, the UK, and the EU.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese private business named Ho Quang Tri that specializes in rice, corn and other cereal grains, recently signed a contract with EUTEK Group Ltd of the UK to exclusively distribute the ST25 rice in the UK market.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese rice product branded ‘Com Vietnam’ was introduced on September 6 at hypermarkets run by French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation Carrefour.

Vietnamese businesses are advised to better exploit the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) to build, develop brands and expand their presence in the UK market amid stiffer competition driven by the “Global Britain” policy.