Mekong delta vietnam

With the Mekong Delta currently having over 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of rice fields, the total output is estimated at 5.5 million tons. "The best solution currently is to reserve only 1.5 million tons of rice, and allow four million tons to be exported for farmers to reap more benefits," Xuan said. … [Read more...] about Farmers big losers if Vietnam stops rice exports: experts

This month, seven out of 11 groups of consumer goods and services in the basket of items used to calculate the CPI have seen a drop in prices, with the group of transportation taking the lead, recording a fall of 4.87%, which was impacted by the decrease in prices of local fuel products and public transport services. … [Read more...] about Pandemic sends CPI down in March

Attention should be paid to organising firefighting drills, closely monitoring the use of fire in farm work and punishing those entering forests illegally. Localities which have forests and forest owners should intensify dissemination on forest protection, conduct regular patrols, and be ready to participate in firefighting around the clock. … [Read more...] about Hậu Giang raises fire danger level to the highest

The agriculture sector in the first quarter suffered from the impacts of African swine fever, drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta region. The risk of avian influenza and the complicated developments of COVID-19 also had adverse impacts on production and import-exports of agricultural products. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s GDP hits 10-year low in the first quarter

Workers move rice sacks from a ship to a warehouse in the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang. Vietnam has over eight million tons of rice available for export in 2020 – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – Apart from the volume of rice set aside for domestic consumption, Vietnam has around 13.5 million tons of paddy (unhusked rice) available for export this year, equivalent to over eight million tons of rice, heard attendees at a teleconference on March 27. … [Read more...] about Eight million tons of Vietnamese rice available for export