Les exportations de riz devraient chuter de 33 % au premier trimestre
Les exportations de riz thaïlandais devraient enregistrer une baisse de 33 % en glissement annuel au premier trimestre, selon l’Association des exportateurs de riz thaïlandais. Son président, Charoen Laothammatas, estime que le volume total des exportations en 2025 atteindra 7,5…
Vietnam’s rice export price down
India’s reopening of rice exports, along with increased self-sufficiency in some countries, has driven down the price of Vietnamese export rice from over US$620 per metric ton to $441 per metric ton, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung…
Vietnam’s rice exports surge over 23% despite challenges ahead
Vietnam exported 268,700 tonnes of rice between January 1 and 15, earning nearly US$165.7 million, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta farmers embrace drones to boost efficiency
Farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s key rice-producing region, are now using drones for fertilizing, spraying pesticides, and sowing rice, which has accelerated farming processes, reduced the need for manual labor, lowered production costs, and helped address the ongoing labor…
Vietnam’s rice export prices now highest worldwide
Vietnam’s rice export prices have reached the highest levels globally, surpassing those of Thailand, Pakistan, and other major exporters, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has announced.
In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields across Long An province in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: It isn’t entirely flooded.
Rice exports reach record high
Vietnam’s rice exports soared to 8.13 million tons, valued at US$4.7 billion in 2023, setting a new national record, as per the General Department of Customs.
Vietnam has up to 8mln tns of rice for export this year
Vietnam has 7 million to 8 million metric tons of rice for export this year, state media reported on Friday.
Vietnam calls for domestic food security after India’s rice export ban
Vietnam on Friday called on the country’s food association to ensure sufficient domestic rice supplies and food security after India’s move to curb its exports.
How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet
As a child, Dong Van Canh watched while the rice fields of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta were set alight to make way for the next crop, blackening the sky and flooding the air with potent greenhouse gases.
Transition to low-carbon rice will help Vietnam meet its emission target
Moving to low-carbon rice production offers the highest potential for Vietnam to meet its goal of cutting methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030 while boosting the competitiveness of a strategic export item, a new World Bank report says.
Thailand, Vietnam expected to raise rice prices
Thailand and Vietnam are taking steps to raise their rice prices in the global market as production costs have soared.
Vietnam’s broken rice bowl
The ‘water civilization’ is threatened by climate change, rising sea levels, industrial pollution and upstream hydropower dams.
Export body casts doubt on Thailand-Vietnam rice cartel plan
Last week, a Thai official said that Thailand and Vietnam were considering forming a cartel in order to raise rice prices and increase farmer income.
Vietnam reconsiders methane-emitting rice amid climate crisis
Country says it can no longer be ‘rice first’ as it urges farmers in Mekong Delta to change planting techniques or consider alternatives.
Vietnam’s battle to market its prized rice
The case of ST25 drives home how important it is for countries, particularly developing countries, to develop strong intellectual property protection schemes.
Vietnamese rice faces competition from India in Philippines
The Philippines is set to import a lot of rice from India at $100 cheaper per ton than Vietnamese rice as it diversifies its supply sources.
Rice exports cross $1 bln on higher prices
Vietnam has exported $1.01 billion worth of rice in the first four months of 2021, up 1.2 percent year-on-year, thanks to higher rice prices.
Vietnam : Rice exports enjoy opportunities for breakthrough in 2021
High hopes are pinned on Vietnam’s rice exports in 2021 when major export markets such as the Philippines and Africa continue to sign contracts to buy rice from Vietnam, while many others have great demand for fragrant rice and sticky…
Vietnam’s clever rice strategy
Vietnam, the world’s second largest rice exporter, this month made a surprising move by starting to import the grain from India.
Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades
Vietnam, the world’s thirdbiggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first time in decades after local prices jumped to their highest in nine years amid limited domestic supplies, four industry officials told Reuters.
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.