Room for Asean rice exports to grow: Vietnam

Farmers during rice harvest season in the Mekong Delta. There is still much room for growth for Vietnamese rice exporters in Asean markets. - VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Asean's 700-million market has a lot in common with Vietnam in terms of culture, habits and preferences, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and there is still room to grow for Vietnamese exports in Asean markets, including Vietnamese rice, a major export of the country.

To answer questions related to rice import and export among Asean markets, the ministry's trade facilitation department held a working session with Vietnamese exporters on Thursday(May 5) in southern An Giang Province, a major producer of rice in Vietnam.