date:Aug 06, 2014
In the first eight months, export of six out of eight rice products declined in volume except fragrant rice, which export price topped US $600 per ton.
Businesses are paying over VND6,000 a kilogram of fragrant rice, VND2,000 higher than that of normal varieties, said farmer Tu Sang from Thoi Tan Commune, Thoi Lai District of Can Tho City.
The fragrant rice has mainly been produced in large-scale paddy fields, in which farmers and businesses link together to produce and consume the product.