US Agriculture Department forecasts Vietnam to remain world’s second largest rice exporter
(VOVWORLD) - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts that Vietnam will remain the world’s second biggest rice exporter this year.
 US Agriculture Department forecasts Vietnam to be world’s second largest rice exporter in 2021. (Photo: VNA) |
According to the USDA, Vietnam will export 6.4 million tonnes of rice in 2021, an increase of 230,000 tonnes.
India is projected to be the largest rice exporter in the world, with 15.5 million tonnes of rice to be shipped this year. Thailand will rank third with an estimated export volume of 6.1 million tonnes.
In the first four months of this year, Vietnam exported 1.89 million tonnes of rice, and its rice price reached 534 USD per ton.