The figures were announced by the Ministry of Trade at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 26.

According to statistics, the average export price in the reviewed period reached 529 USD per tonne, up 8.8% year on year.

Vietnam exports more than 1.85 million tonnes of rice in Q1.

Asian was the biggest importer of Vietnamese rice in the first quarter at nearly 1.57 million tonnes, accounting for 84.7% of the volume – an increase of 52.2% against the same period of 2022.

The second largest export market for Vietnamese rice was Africa, followed by European countries.

The Agency for Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that Vietnamese rice exports are on the right track, with regular white rice maintaining a stable proportion, while fragrant and sticky rice witnessed an increase in export value.

Although the export of organic rice and rice fortified with micronutrients remain modest, it has helped to diversify the rice products exported from Vietnam.

In 2022, Vietnam exported nearly 7.2 million tonnes of rice, earning 3.49 billion USD.

Four items with export turnover exceeding 5 billion USD in Q1 2023

Four export commodities posted turnover of more than 5 billion USD in the first quarter of 2023, accounting for 52.8 percent of Vietnam’s export turnover.

PM urges promotion of production, investment, import-export activities

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed and promulgated Official Dispatch No.238/CD-TTg on promoting production, business, construction investment, and import and export activities in the coming time.

Exports-imports via Lao Cai border gate thrive in Q1

Export-import activities via Lao Cai at the China border thrived in the first quarter this year, reaching nearly US$186 million, the local customs agency reported.

Vietnam eyes 30 billion USD in food, food stuff exports annually

Vietnam has issued a national action plan on building a transparent, responsible and sustainable food and food stuff system to 2030, with a goal of maintaining the export turnover of over 30 billion USD each year.

Vietnam ready to export first batch of sweet potatoes to China

Vietnam’s 70 sweet potato cultivation areas and 13 packaging facilities have been licensed to export to China, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Plant Protection Department.

Source: NDO