Rice farmers

CẦN THƠ — Among measures to cope with drought and fresh water shortage, the switch to sesame crops in the dry season has provided rice farmers in Cần Thơ City with higher incomes in recent years. … [Read more...] about Cần Thơ rice farmers switch to high-value sesame

Dong Thap Muoi’s farmers have harvested more than 97 percent of its total cultivation land of 200,000 hectares. The average yield is 7.1 tons per hectare, or 0.1 tons higher than the previous winter-spring crop and the average selling price is VND5,000-6,300 per kilogram. “If the current situation continues, it is highly possible that 40,000 hectares of summer-autumn crop rice will not find buyers, or the prices will drop,” Nguyen Phuoc Thien, director of the Dong Thap provincial Agriculture Department warned. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta faces rice crisis as exports are interrupted

Vietnam’s rice exports to Philippines up, but farmers aren’t happy Rice exports to the Philippines have increased sharply as the country has lifted quotas since the beginning of the year. However, Vietnamese farmers have not received big benefits. … [Read more...] about Thai policy on rice subsidy is double-edged sword for Vietnam

Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippine government is seeking to import 300,000 tonnes of rice to ensure sufficient domestic supply as the country is trying to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on March 31 … [Read more...] about Philippines plans to increase rice imports to ensure domestic supply

The leader asked the Minister of Industry and Trade to submit a report on rice export to the PM before April 5, with feedback from ministries concerned, which must ensure that domestic consumption demand will be met in any case, especially amid the adverse weather conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about PM: rice exports must be controlled to ensure food security