The European Union is pushing Vietnam’s rice industry toward higher quality, traceability and sustainability standards under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement. Experts...
Vietnam exported 4.5 million tons of rice worth $2.09 billion in January-May 2026, with volumes rising 6.6% but values falling 3.6% due...
Rice prices rose in Vietnam on El Niño concerns, with 5% broken rice reaching $415-$420/tonne. Bangladesh faces heatwave-related harvest losses and 200,000...
Vietnam’s trade with ASEAN grew from $41.5 billion in 2016 to nearly $91 billion in 2024, driven by deeper supply-chain integration, rice...
The Philippines imported nearly 400,000 tonnes of rice worth $161.9 million in April 2026 to stabilize supplies and prices. Vietnam supplied 92.2%...
Vietnam is projected by the United States Department of Agriculture to become the world’s second-largest rice importer in 2026 after the Philippines,...
Philippines signed a one-year agreement with Vietnam to import 1.5 million metric tons of rice through April 2027 at a benchmark price...
Philippines and Vietnam are pursuing a long-term rice trade mechanism to ensure stable supply and strengthen food security cooperation. The agreement was...
Rice farmers in Vietnam and Thailand face rising costs and export disruptions due to Middle East tensions and shipping issues via the...