This is the second time the ST25 rice variety has seized the award, following the first time in 2019.

This year’s competition saw the participation of more than ten countries with 30 rice samples. The second prize went to Cambodian rice, while the third-place prize went to Indian rice.

The ST25 fragrant rice variety of Vietnam has won the World’s Best Rice 2023 award.

The ST25 rice sample was grown on a scale of 2.6 ha in Thanh Thoi An Commune, Tran De District, Soc Trang Province, in the summer-autumn crop and was harvested on September 14 and 15.

Rice Trader held the annual “World’s Best Rice” competition for the first time in 2009. Vietnamese rice won the highest prize for the first time in 2019 and the second prize in 2020.

Last year, Cambodian rice received the highest prize in Thailand, while Vietnamese, Thai and Lao rice varieties were named in the top four.

Agriculture ministers urges seizing opportunity to boost rice export

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan told a conference on July 6 that Vietnam should take advantage of the current opportunity to boost its rice exports.

Vietnam and Thailand cooperate to boost rice prices in global market

The Thai government has announced that Thailand and Vietnam have reached an agreement to increase the price of domestically produced rice in the global market in the context of rising costs in rice production.

Vietnam aims to boost rice export to ASEAN

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will coordinate with Vietnam’s trade offices in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to organise a consulting session on rice exports.

World’s best rice from Vietnam gets trademark in EU, UK

The E.U. and the U.K. have approved the trademark for ST25, the Vietnamese rice variety that was adjudged the world’s best in 2019, within five months of submission.

Source: NDO