date:Dec 23, 2013
VFA official blamed the situation on the fall in demand in some traditional markets in the second half of the year, reported Vietnam News.
Accordingly, Indonesia did not buy at all while the Philippines and Malaysia reduced imports of Vietnamese rice. But an increase in exports via border trade with China compensated partly and enabled farmers to sell their products.
In 2014, Vietnamese rice exports would face difficulties due to lower prices for Thai rice and stiff competition from some othe