Industry body disputes Vietnam ministry’s rice import proposal

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes management regulations of rice imports, especially imports of low quality rice from overseas markets.

HANOI: The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) is concerned over the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s (MoIT) proposal to limit imports of low quality rice.

In the draft amendment to Decree No 107 on rice trade, which is currently in the consultation process, the MoIT proposed management regulations of rice imports, especially imports of low quality rice from overseas markets.