Philippines awaits 400,000 tons rice as Vietnam resumes export
Vietnam assured it will deliver 400,000 metric tons of rice to the Philippines after it decided to resume exports to Southeast Asian countries starting May 1.
Vietnam’s rice exports ready to flow again as premier ends curbs
Vietnam will end rice export restrictions from the start of May, bringing closure to a month-long saga that sparked fears over food protectionism and caused global prices to spike.
Spoiling rice in Vietnam show perils of food protectionism
Some 300,000 tons of rice are stuck at ports nationwide. Traders are refraining from new contracts over uncertainty
Shoppers everywhere hoarding rice cost Vietnam its Stockpile
Vietnam has met just 4% of the reserves it needs for this year. Rice price surge mean traders lose money selling to government.
‘Rice ATM’ feeds Vietnam’s poor during lockdown
A Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for people out of work following an ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Vietnam’s ban on rice exports still in force, govt may set limit
Vietnam, the world’s third-largest rice exporter, has not yet lifted the ban on new rice export contracts, traders said on Monday, adding that they expect the government to remove the suspension this week and also impose a quota.
Vietnam will stockpile 190,000 tons of rice for food safety amid coronavirus outbreak
Vietnam’s General Department of State Reserves plans to have 190,000 tons of rice in storage by June 15 to ensure the country has enough food amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the finance ministry said on its website.
Vietnam to continue rice exports amid virus spread
Vietnam will continue to export rice amid the spread of the coronavirus, the vice chairman of the country’s food association said on Tuesday, countering earlier statements from local customs officials and media reports.