Africa now Vietnam's biggest rice importer

Africa is emerging as a market with great potential for Vietnamese rice exports, according to the Vietnam Food Association.
Africa is emerging as a market with great potential for Vietnamese rice exports, according to the Vietnam Food Association.

In the first nine months of the year, African countries imported over 4.79 million tonnes of rice worth 2.05 billion USD from Vietnam, making the continent the largest importer of Vietnamese rice during the period.

It is followed by Asia, the Middle East, the US and the EU.-VNA

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