Africa now Viet Nam's biggest rice importer

Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 10:26

Africa is emerging as a market with great potential for Vietnamese rice exports, according to the Viet Nam Food Association.—Photo gaovnf1
HA NOI (Biz Hub)— Africa is emerging as a market with great potential for Vietnamese rice exports, according to the Viet Nam Food Association.

In the first nine months of the year, African countries imported over 4.79 million tonnes of rice from Viet Nam worth US$2.05 billion, making the continent the largest importer of Vietnamese rice during the period.

It is followed by Asia, the Middle East, the US and the EU.—VNS

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