date:Sep 27, 2013
Vietnam's total rice export is estimated to reach between 7 to 7.2 million tons in 2013, lower than the target of 7.5 million tons, due to low export levels and falling prices, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) on Thursday.
Statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) showed that in September alone, only 471,000 tons of rice was exported, earning 214 million U.S. dollars, much lower than the set target of 750,000 tons.
As a result, in the first nine mo