date:Jul 07, 2014
in Ho Chi Minh City. he Philippines has said it would take another 200,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam this year after having bought 800,000 tonnes to boost local supply and stabilise retail prices. Harvesting of the summer-autumn crop is expected to peak from mid-July. China, Vietnam's top rice importer this year, bought 1.16 million tonnes in the first five months of 2014 via official trade, up 4.3 percent from a year ago, Vietnam's agriculture ministry said.