Vietnam, the world's second-largest rice exporter, will ship 1,000 tonnes of 10-percent broken rice in food aid to help fellow communist state North Korea recover after an April train disaster.
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai approved the rice assistance to help Pyongyang deal with the consequences of the disaster, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper said on Wednesday.

The April disaster, in which a train laden with explosives blew up at a station, razed much of the town of Ryongchon near the Chinese border and killed about 170 people and injured 1,300 in impoverished and hunger-stricken North Korea.

Vietnam competes with the world's top exporter, Thailand, in the rice business. It has sold 2.25 million tonnes abroad in the first half of this year, down 3.3 percent from a year earlier.

WOW!! VC is very rich now!!! Where do VN get the rices frommmmmmm???

lol Vietnam is the 2nd largest rice exporter. Yes Vietnam is poor in terms of cash but has plenty of food to keep it's citizens alive.

Really!! I dunno that...So how come i see a lot of the VN population are homeless and some families dont even have enough food to eat during of the season. ....How do you respond that???

Really!! I dunno that...So how come i see a lot of the VN population are homeless and some families dont even have enough food to eat during of the season. ....How do you respond that???

what are u saying vietnam has enough rice to feed the whole world  or all ppl of vietnam??

what are u saying vietnam has enough rice to feed the whole world or all ppl of vietnam??

Vietnam want to make friends with North Korea, before they start a nukler war! This way vietnam know that it will be safe!

so eehhhh, North Korea may nuke vietnam if it does have a nuke?

Well i can gurantee that 90% of it will go to the army, want to make a bet?

NOrth Vietnam is helping north korea to strenghten there military so they can take out america!  ! The VC want to take revenge on america all of the lose in vietnam war! 

I always thought the U.S. was the second largest exporter of rice behind Thailand but ahead of Vietnam. When did Vietnam begin exporting more rice than the U.S.?

Now I'm even more confused, I started searching around randomly and I found a business article which stated that India was the second largest rice exporter in the world. Or at least it was in 2002. Blah, it seems to change almost seasonally.

Map & Graph: Agriculture: Grains - Rice exports (Top 100 Countries)
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Country Description Amount
1. Thailand 8,000 
2. Vietnam 4,000 
3. India 3,000 
4. United States 2,900 
5. China 2,500 
6. Pakistan 1,600 
7. Uruguay 750 
8. Egypt 700 
9. Burma 500 
10.  475 
11. Australia 250 
12. Argentina 200 
13. Guyana 175

Tuesday - Jul. 06, 2004

Vietnam earns US$500 million from rice exports

  Vietnam exported 400,000 tonnes of rice in June, bringing its total rice export volume in the first half of this year to 2.25 million tonnes with each sold at US$224.6, according to the Ministry of Trade.

Turnover from overseas rice market has brought in more than US$500 million so far this year-approximately 16 percent more than the same period last year.

The Vietnam Food Association said Vinafood 2 beat ten other rice exporters last week in a bid to sell 150,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines. The Ministry of Trade expects Vietnam to win again next week in a bid to sell 200,000 tonnes of rice to the country. The importer said it prefers to buy rice from Thailand, Vietnam or China.

The Ministry of Trade said the price of rice offered by Asian rice exporters has fallen by US$4 to US$7 per tonne during the last week. The price of rice on the domestic market has also followed the same trend, down roughly VND50 to VND150 per kilo. However, trade experts predict that world demand for rice, which is currently static, is likely to increase due to increasing demand from Colombia, Nigeria, China, Indonesia and Iraq.

They forecast the price of rice on the world market will increase after experiencing a short-term slight decrease.

According to the latest forecast from the US Department of Agriculture, the world’s rice demands in 2004 and 2005 will exceed the supply, requiring countries world-wide to increase their rice stockpiles to ensure the security of their national food supplies.

The Philippines’ food authority has also said it will consider buying another 200,000 tonnes of 25 percent broken rice from Vietnamese rice exporter Vinafood at a price of US$217 to US$220 per FOB (freight on board) tonne. The ministry said Vietnam’s domestic rice supply would be sufficient for the rest of the year as the country expects a significant harvest from the summer-autumn crop.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, the country’s largest rice-producing region, is expected to reap 17 million tonnes of rice this year and to supply 3.6 million tonnes for export. (VoV)