Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam may become theleading global rice exporter in 2020, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran TuanAnh told the ongoing ninth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi onJune 15.
He reported that the country’s rice exports rose31.7 percent in the first two months of the year as many countries increasedthe purchase and storage of the grain when COVID-19 first hit.
As this may lead to a shortage of supplies athome, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc decided to suspend rice exports until theend of May.
Re-evaluating the situation, the Governmentleader later agreed to resume rice exports right in May while working withauthorities in 13 Mekong Delta localities.
As a result, Vietnam exported 3.06 milliontonnes of rice worth 1.48 billion USD in the first five months of the year,year-on-year increases of 11.8 percent and 25.44 percent, respectively,according to the minister./.
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