At the signing ceremony (Photo: laodong.vn)According to Director of EUTEK Group Nguyen Hai Nam, afterthe first lot of ST25 was sold in the UK, the rice received high praise fromthe Asian communities in the European country.
He held that ST25 rice’s entry to the market is a testamentto the quality and position of Vietnamese rice in the world.
In the time to come, the firm will focus on marketing anddistributing Vietnamese rice and specialties in the market, he said, addingthat the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) is a motivation for tradebetween the two countries.
Ho Quang Cua, the “father” of ST25 rice, said that the firm had earlier exported two containers of ST25 rice toAustralia and the rice also received positive feedback.
Some othercountries said they wanted to import ST25 rice, Cua said, revealing thatcontracts are being considered.
ST25 ricewon the World’s Best Rice Contest in the Philippines in 2019 and took the second place at the World’s Best Rice Contest 2020 held in the US./.
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