Vietnam exported 6.16 million tonnes of rice in the first eight months of this year, up 5.9% over the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said.
Revenue from rice exports reached nearly US$3.85 billion, a year-on-year growth of 21.7%.
According to the MARD, along with the increase in output, the average rice export price in the period also rose about 14.8%, reaching US$625 per tonne.
In the domestic market, prices of many types of rice in the Mekong Delta region remained stable last week compared to the previous week.
Specifically, prices in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang remained unchanged for popular varieties such as Dai Thom (fragrant rice) 8, OM 5451 and OM 18.
For retail rice, regular rice is priced from VND15,000 (US$0.62) to VND16,000 per kilogramme, while long-grain fragrant rice is about VND20,000 (US$0.80) to VND21,000 per kilogramme.
Vietnam's rice export prices have reached the highest levels globally, surpassing those of Thailand, Pakistan, and other major exporters, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has announced.
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