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According to Mr. Le Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production under the MARD, Southern farmers grew rice on an area of more than 1.6 million hectares in the winter-spring rice crop this year, down 68,500 hectares. The rice yield is estimated at 69.35 quintals per hectare, up 2.05 quintals per hectare, and rice production is estimated at 11.2 million tons, down 129,000 tons compared to last winter-spring rice crop. Of which, provinces in the Mekong Delta grew rice on an area of 1.54 million hectares, down 63,000 hectares. Rice productivity is estimated at 69.79 quintals per hectare, up 2.01 quintals per hectare, and rice production is estimated at 10.7 million tons, down 118,000 tons. Generally, the cultivation of the winter-spring rice crop this year in the Mekong Delta was carried out 20-30 days earlier than the previous winter-spring rice crop. Favorable weather helped rice plants to grow and develop healthily and give high productivity and high quality of … [Read more...] about Winter-spring rice production exceeds 10.7 million tons in Mekong Delta

"Therefore, I hope the government would consider it carefully, resume exports timely, not let the need to rescue rice farmers happen and prevent a repeat of the 2008 rice crisis," Xuan said. "To ensure food security, the government should strictly control exports and impose heavy penalties on speculation cases." … [Read more...] about Farmers big losers if Vietnam stops rice exports: experts

HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 3.82 per cent in the first quarter of this year – the lowest growth rate posted in the past 10 years – showing the tremendous impact the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having on the country’s economy. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s GDP hits 10-year low in the first quarter

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to allow rice exports to continue shortly after the General Department of Vietnam Customs ordered its local offices to suspend rice export clearance from March 24 over food security concerns. … [Read more...] about Eight million tons of Vietnamese rice available for export

The official elaborated that the agro-forestry-fishery sector expanded 0.08 percent, contributing 0.2 percent to the GDP growth, while industry and construction picked up 5.15 percent, contributing 58.4 percent, and services went up 3.27 percent with a contribution of 41.4 percent. … [Read more...] about First-quarter GDP growth hits decade low