Việt Nam exported 6.16 million tonnes of rice in the first eight months of this year, up 5.9 per cent over the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said.
In the nine-month period, Việt Nam exported about 6.61 million tonnes of rice, equivalent to US$3.66 billion, an increase of 23.1 per cent in volume and 40.4 per cent in value compared to the same period last year.
Viet Nam''s rice exports to Europe continued to grow in the first quarter of 2022, thanks to the Europe-Viet Nam free trade agreement (EVFTA), according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Viet Nam''s rice exports this year excluding border trade are expected
to remain at last year''s 6.5 million tonnes, according to the Viet Nam
Food Association.