VOV.VN - Vietnamese rice in small bags has recently hit the shelves of Japan, Europe, Canada, and the United States, showing the unrelenting efforts by businesses to increase the value of the product in the international market.

Vietnam has become one of the leading rice producing and exporting countries in the world. However, this item is usually imported raw, then distributed under the brand of the importers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice exports to the United States during the opening five months of the year surged by 71.3% in volume, marking the highest rise among importers of Vietnamese rice.

Vietnam exported 1.14 million tonnes of rice worth US$715 million in the first quarter of 2022, up 24% in volume and 10.5% in value year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The 5th Vietnam Rice Festival wrapped up in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on January 10 with "Ngoc Troi Thien Vuong " (LT28) rice of Loc Troi Group (LTG) winning the first prize of the good Vietnamese rice trademark competition.

VOV.VN - The enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has been considered one of the driving forces for greater presence of Vietnamese rice in the EU market, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The fifth version of the Vietnam Rice Festival will kick off in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on January 7 after being postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese rice businesses and farmers are still lacking awareness of low-carbon rice production, said Nguyen Van Hung, an expert from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Of the several versions available so far of pho, the Vietnamese rice noodle soup, chicken soup is plausibly the most “delicate.”

VOV.VN - There are bright prospects ahead for Vietnamese rice exports in the remaining months of the year due to higher export prices coupled with a rising demand globally.