The department said that it had a received a tender notice from the Egyptian Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade.

Under the tender notice, the type of rice required is short- and medium-grain white rice, which was harvested in the last crop of 2018 and meets Egypt’s requirements.

Vietnam sees chance to export 20,000 tonnes of rice to Egypt.

The volume of rice will be shipped to Egypt in two phases, from June 1-15 and from June 16-30.

The Import-Export Department said that this is a big opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to boost rice export to this potential market.

The department advised the businesses to pay attention to the quality of rice so that to secure long-term customers.

In late 2018, Egypt agreed to import 1 million tonnes of white rice from Vietnam in the next three to four months after it reduced some the area for the cultivation of the grain due to a lack of water.

Rice exports reach 5.2 million tonnes in ten months

Vietnam exported 264,000 tonnes of rice with a value of US$136 million in October, thus bringing the total export volume of rice in the first 10 months this year to US$5.2 million tonnes, worth U$$2.6 billion, up 1.7% in volume and 14.1% in value over the same period in 2017.

 

Expanding market of Yen Dung fragrant rice

(BGO) – The product of Yen Dung fragrant rice received the protection certificate for commodity's label in 2011, which is a condition to increase its value and economic efficiency. However, the rice has yet to grab the advantage.

 

Rice export targets higher quality

   

 

World Rice Conference opens in Hanoi

The 2018 World Rice Conference kicked off in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on October 11, gathering Vietnamese leaders and businesses, as well as rice producers and traders from 30 countries.

 

Vietnam to host World Rice Conference in October

The 10th World Rice Conference is scheduled to open on October 10 in Hanoi, jointly held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and The Rice Trade Magazine.

 

Source: VNA