Vietnam looks to put rice on Europe’s plateUp to 100,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice will be shipped to the EU each year tax-free in 2018 following the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement, helping local rice exporters penetrate the market. Despite being the world’s third largest rice exporter, Vietnam is still in the early stages of building an image in the EU. Vietnam’s rice exports to the region have remained limited in turnover and varieties, according to the office. Vietnam has a huge opportunity to export farm produce like rice, vegetable, fruit and honey to the EU. China remained the largest rice importer in the period at 448,000 tonnes, 41 percent of total rice exports, followed by the Philippines and Africa with 20 percent and 13 percent, respectively.

Source: VietNamNet News May 22, 2017 04:07 UTC