Vietnam to export 1,600 tonnes of rice at high price to Singapore and Malaysia

Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company exports the first shipment of rice this year to Singapore and Malaysia. - Vietnam News/Asian News Network

HANOI, Jan 14 (Vietnam News Agency/ANN): Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company will export 1,600 tonnes of high-value fragrant rice to Singapore and Malaysia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announce.

According to the statement, 450 tonnes of Jasmine 85 rice will be shipped to the Singaporean market at US$680 per tonne, while 1,150 tonnes of "Huong Lai” fragrant rice will be delivered to customers in Malaysia at US$750 per tone.