Vietnam exports over 200.000 tonnes of rice in January

Nhan Dan/VNA - Vietnam has exported 206,000 tonnes of rice in January, earning US$82.5 million, according to the Vietnam Food Association (Vietfood).

The current rice prices in the Mekong river delta hare increased slightly compared to the previous week.

A kilogramme of unhusked rice is currently sold at VND 3,400 to 3,800.

Vietfood Chairman Truong Thanh Phong said Vietfood would pay more attention to farmers’ interests this year instead of focusing exclusively on export volumes.

Vietnam targets to export 5 million tonnes of rice in 2009. Last year, the country exported 4.65 million tonnes of rice, earning US$2.9 billion - twice as much as the year before.

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