Rice

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) noted the market is fond of fragrant rice from Vietnam, including the ST25, one of the world's best rice varieties. Vietnam’s rice exports to the US surged by 71.3% during the first five months of this year, the highest increase in all major markets. Vietnam continues to be among the world's major rice exports. File photo A report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) showed Vietnam’s rice export volume in the first half of 2022 reached 3.52 million tons for US$1.72 billion, up 16.2% year-on-year and 4.6% in value. The Philippines remained Vietnam’s largest rice buyer during the January-May period, accounting for 43.6% of the market share. Vietnam exported over 1.27 million tons of rice to the Philippines in the first five months of 2022 worth $589 million, representing an increase of 34.8% in volume and 17.7% in value on-year. Along with the Philippines, the US has now emerged as a key … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s rice exports to US surge by 71% in January-May

Vietnam expands exports of premium rice segment Specifically, Vietnam's 5 percent broken rice average price hit US$418 a ton, $8 per ton higher than that of Thailand, $30 a ton more than Pakistan's, and $75 per ton in India. Vietnam's 5 percent broken rice is the premium rice segment. Meanwhile, the price of Vietnam’s 25 percent broken rice segment for export is $403 a ton, equal to Thailand but higher than Pakistan and India from $35-$75 a ton. Vietnam's premium rice segment has also been exported to Japan and Europe. Specifically, Tan Long Group’s A An rice was officially displayed in supermarket chains in Japan; moreover, the group has just successfully exported a shipment of ST25 rice branded A An to Japan while Loc Troi Group has exported 500 tons of Loc Troi brand Vietnamese rice fragrant rice to Europe. By Vinh Tuong - Translated by Anh Quan … [Read more...] about Vietnam expands exports of premium rice segment

American consumers like Vietnamese long-grain fragrant rice varieties such as ST25, adjudged the world’s best in 2019, and for the last two years the U.S. has been importing it, according to that country’s Department of Agriculture. Vietnamese rice is also gaining popularity in the E.U. In June, 500 tons of ‘Com Vietnam rice’ was exported to Germany, the Netherlands and France for the first time. It was sold at Carrefour in France, the biggest hypermarket chain in Europe. Rice was among nine agricultural items whose exports in the first five months of this year topped US$1 billion, with coffee, rubber and cashew being some of the others. But Vietnamese rice faces challenges since competitors Thailand and India sell their products at lower prices after their currencies depreciated. Thailand’s 5 percent broken rice has seen prices fall by 6 percent from a month ago to $420-425 per ton. Prices in India are now at $355-360 compared to $418-423 in Vietnam. Vietnam is … [Read more...] about US fastest growing market for Vietnamese rice: ministry

Workers loading bags of rice at a warehouse. In the first five months, rice exports hit 2.77 million tonnes, up 6.6 per cent year-on-year, raking in $1.35 billion. — Photo doanhnhantrevietnam.vn The disruption of global wheat supply caused by the Russian military operations in Ukraine has left importers no choice but to seek substitution for the grains in rice-exporting countries, boding well for Vietnamese rice. Vietnamese rice has been increasing steadily in price in recent months, surpassing Thai rice and leaving many other countries’ rice far behind. Vietnamese high-quality varieties of rice rose by US$10-15 per tonne in June, with common white rice reaching $430-440 per tonne, Jasmine rice $540-550 per tonne and Number 5451 white rice $480-490 per tonne. In the first five months, rice exports hit 2.77 million tonnes, up 6.6 per cent year-on-year, raking in $1.35 billion. Of which, the volume of rice exported to leading trade partners rose considerably. Specifically, … [Read more...] about Wheat shortages bode well for Vietnamese rice

The photo taken by Nguyen Dang Hao captures thousands of storks flying above Van Long Lagoon, surrounded by karst limestone mountains and spectacular caves. Stork season on Van Long Lagoon in Ninh Binh. Photo by Nguyen Dang Hao Covering more than 3,000 hectares, Van Long Lagoon is considered the Red River Delta's wetland nature reserve and home to thousands of terrestrial and aquatic fauna and flora. Among them are rare and endangered species listed in Vietnam's Red Book like the Delacour's langur. The other award-winning photo, of Vu Hai, depicts a dragon procession on Ngo Dong River in the Tam Coc-Bich Dong area, which has long been a tourist gem in the northern region, famous for its golden rice season. A dragon procession on Ngo Dong River in Ninh Binh Province. Photo courtesy of Vu Hai The contest, organized by Novi Sad, Kotor and Podgorica photography clubs of Serbia and Montenegro and sponsored by the International Federation of Photographic … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese photographers win int’l gold medals

Bac Giang Province is well known for being one of the main lychee-growing hubs in Vietnam, thus it comes as a surprise to many that the northern province also boasts a diversity of stunning landscapes. Despite being barely 50 kilometers from the capital city of Hanoi, Bac Giang remains an undiscovered tourist destination in northern Vietnam. Backpackers who visit Bac Giang during the summer will have the opportunity to savor lychees, immerse themselves in the magnificent scenery, and discover the region's centuries-old villages. Picking up lychees at Luc Ngan orchards Lychee is a summertime specialty fruit in the north, where it is cultivated in numerous locales. However, the most renowned lychee comes from Luc Ngan District in Bac Giang. The dulcet taste of the lychee fruits here distinguishes them from those available in other localities. Despite the medium size of the fruit, its seed is the size of a pea, allowing fruit enthusiasts to enjoy a satisfying bite after … [Read more...] about Don’t miss out on these experiences when visiting Bac Giang in northern Vietnam

The 44-year-old refers to the 500 dogs and cats as her "children." She says when her family lost a dog six years ago, she visited many slaughterhouses, black markets and street vendors selling dog meat to look for her pet but could not find it. "During my search, I saw many dogs locked in cages, lying around waiting to be killed. Their eyes seemed to be pleading. From that moment I began to rescue dogs and cats." In the beginning, she would pay hundreds of thousands of dong (VND100,000 = $4.29) to VND1 million ($42.86) from her own pocket to save them. But later she began to seek donations from animal lovers online to rescue dogs and cats from meat trading rings. She raised them at home at first, but soon space became a problem and so for the last two years she has been renting the Cu Chi place (21 Nguyen Thi Se Street, Tan Thong Hoi Commune). Hundreds of cats also live there. She says each animal had its own … [Read more...] about Meet Saigon woman who rescued 500 dogs and cats from slaughter

Pineapples are being processed for export at a Dong Giao Foodstuff Export JSC factory in Gia Lai Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Hong Diep Viet Nam earned US$27.88 billion from agro-forestry-fishery exports in the first half of this year (H1), up 14 per cent year-on-year despite the difficulties and impact of the world economic environment, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Of the sum, exports of key farm produce and forestry products reached $11.37 billion and $9.1 billion, surging 8.8 per cent and 3 per cent year-on-year, respectively, fishery products hit $5.8 billion, up 41 per cent annually, while that of livestock reached $176 million, down 16 per cent, and production input topped $1.42 billion, up 65 per cent. Nine types of goods recorded an export revenue exceeding $1 billion in the period: coffee, rubber, cashew, fruit and vegetable, rice, tra fish, shrimp, wooden goods, and inputs for production. Items which saw increases in both … [Read more...] about Agro-forestry-fishery exports on track to surpass yearly target

The heat withered thousands of hectares of rice fields Paddy and vegetable fields have been abandoned due to a lack of water. Additionally, the heat has withered thousands of hectares of rice fields in the summer-autumn crop. Currently, local people in Van Canh, Phu My districts and some communes of Tay Son District in Binh Dinh Province are struggling to cope with a relentless heatwave, and look for water sources for domestic use. Recently, the People’s Committee of Binh Dinh Province studied to implement two dam projects in Ha Thanh River and Suoi Lon Reservoir in Canh Thuan District of Van Canh District with a total investment of around VND700 billion (nearly US$30 million) to step by step solve drought situation in the locality. According to the National Center for Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting, a heat wave with a severe temperature of up to over 39 degrees Celsius spreads many localities in the Red River Delta, Hoa Binh Province and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Phu … [Read more...] about Central localities struggle against hot, dry climate

Vietnam has opportunity for exports of agricultural products In the middle of May, India, the world's second biggest producer of cereal, announced a ban on wheat exports as a part of measures to control rising domestic prices amid concerns of output being hit by a scorching heatwave. The price of wheat has jumped in the international markets resulting in an acceleration of cereal prices because in March, the government of Ukraine, one of the world's top grain exporters, banned the export of wheat, oats, and many staples which are important to the global food supply Also in March, Russia's Prime Minister on March 14 signed a decree banning the export of white and raw sugar until Aug 31, and banning wheat, rye, barley, and maize exports to neighboring Eurasian Economic Union states. Another thing that has also attracted the attention of many countries is Indonesia's decision to ban all exports of crude palm oil and cooking oil at the end of April. Although this ban lasted only … [Read more...] about Vietnam has opportunity for exports of agricultural products