Rice

Vietnam is anticipated to become the world’s third largest rice exporter next year with an estimated export volume reaching 6.3 million tonnes, according to the projection made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The latest forecast has recently been released as part of the USDA’s May 2021 Report about the Global Rice Outlook for 2022. The report details that the global rice output in the 2021 - 2022 crop will hit a record high of 505.4 million tonnes of milled rice, an increase of 1.9 million tonnes compared to the 2020 - 2021 crop. Most notably, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, the Ivory Coast, the Republic of Korea, Paraguay, Taiwan (China), and Thailand will all witness rises in their respective rice output. In contrast, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Iraq, Madagascar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the US, and Vietnam are all projected to record a lower output. After two consecutive years of maintaining its position as the world’s second … [Read more...] about Vietnam likely to rank third in global rice exports in 2022

Terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi district of Ha Giang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A culture week highlighting the terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi district of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is set to take place on September 4-30, announced the provincial People’s Committee. The event, the sixth of its kind, will feature a cultural festival of Mong ethnic people residing in the province and off-road races in Vinh Quang township, along with a paragliding contest over the fields. It will also re-enact a market in the mountainous regions and introduce products and socio-economic achievements of the local people at an exhibition. An aerial view of Hoang Su Phi (Photo: VNA) The week, aiming to develop and promote values of the national heritage site of the terraced paddy fields, is viewed as a typical cultural event of Ha Giang and a draw for tourists. Local authorities will keep a close watch on COVID-19 developments to decide on a suitable … [Read more...] about Ha Giang to host culture week highlighting terraced rice fields

Export prices of Vietnamese rice have stayed high so far this year, helping the five-month export turnover fall down by only five percent despite an 11.3-percent drop in volume. By mid-June, businesses imported 304,000 tonnes of rice from India via ports in Ho Chi Minh City. The volume included over 112,000 tonnes of 100-percent broken rice, 54,000 tonnes of unhusked rice and 12,000 tonnes of husked rice for animal feed production, and 126,000 tonnes of five-percent broken rice, according to the municipal Department of Customs. The large import of the five-percent and completely broken rice from India is attributed to the fact that their prices only stand at some 400 USD and 280 USD per tonne, about 100 USD per tonne lower than prices of the Vietnamese counterparts. Besides, under the ASEAN - India Trade in Goods Agreement, five-percent and 100 percent broken rice from India is entitled to an import tariff of zero percent. Given this, Indian rice imported into Vietnam boasts much … [Read more...] about Origin fraud may erode Vietnamese rice’s prestige: insiders

The “fields” of rice vermicelli By Thu Huong A “field” of rice vermicelli seen from above - PHOTOS: THU HUONG HCMC - Thanh Long Commune in Nong Cong District of Thanh Hoa Province has been known for the craft of making miến, a version of Vietnamese rice vermicelli, for the past 30 years. More than 300 locals earn their living by producing rice vermicelli there. The vast majority of these workers are women. Mien makers spend the most part of the day under the scorching sun to arrange bamboo sheets on which their fresh rice vermicelli is dried. To protect themselves from the sun, these women have to wear jackets, broad-rim hats and face masks, a practice which hastens sweats. Stable income from the craft keeps the workers with the trade although it is a tough job. Products of rice vermicelli from Thang Long have traveled nationwide. This woman transports bamboo sheets to the field by a wooden wheelbarrow… … and brings them to the drying area … [Read more...] about The “fields” of rice vermicelli

Saigon Times-Great Circle program presents gifts to medical workers in District 5 By Le Vu - Trinh Hoang Vo Hong Van (R, 2nd), a representative of the Saigon Times Group, and Nguyen Quoc Viet (L, 2nd), deputy director of the District 5 Medical Center, pose for a photo with medical workers of the center - PHOTOS: LE VU HCMC – As part of the “Saigon Times - Great Circle - Join hands to fight the Covid-19 pandemic” program, the Saigon Times Group on June 17 coordinated with the Tan Hiep Phat Group’s Dr Thanh tea brand and Acecook Vietnam JSC to present 200 gift sets to medical workers of the District 5 Medical Center in HCMC. The gift sets, including 100 boxes of instant noodles of Acecook Vietnam and 100 boxes of Dr Thanh cooling tea, were expected to lend a helping hand to frontline medical workers in the Covid-19 combat. Employees of the Saigon Times Group load gift sets onto a truck Nguyen Quoc Viet, deputy director of the District 5 Medical Center, … [Read more...] about Saigon Times-Great Circle program presents gifts to medical workers in District 5