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Finance Ministry proposes suspending low-grade rice exports until June 15

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has suggested suspending exports of low-grade rice until June 15 to ensure purchase for the national reserves.
Finance Ministry proposes suspending low-grade rice exports until June 15 ảnh 1The Ministry of Finance suggests suspending exports of low-grade rice until June 15 (Source: VNA)


Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has suggested suspendingexports of low-grade rice until June 15 to ensure purchase for the national reserves.

In a document sentto the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) regarding rice export managementplans, the MoF suggested maintaining exports of sticky rice, parboiled rice,organic rice and fragrant rice.

Explaining the proposed suspension of low-grade rice,the MoF said that the Prime Minister had instructed the purchase of 190,000tonnes of low-grade rice and 90,000 tonnes of paddy rice for the nationalreserve in 2020. However, as export demand increased recently, many businesses delayed negotiations for or signing of contracts on supplying rice to the national reserves, despite the fact that they have won bids to supply rice. This means that theabove-mentioned target is difficult to be achieved.

Therefore, theMinistry of Finance requests that the Ministry of Industry and Trade ask the Government to suspend low-grade rice export until June 15 to facilitate the purchase of rice for the national reserves. After the purchase is completed, the export oflow-grade rice can be resumed.

The Ministry ofFinance also assigned the General Department of Customs to closely supervisethe export of sticky rice, parboiled rice, organic rice and fragrant rice, andat the same time monitor the suspension of low-grade rice export untilJune 15.

Regarding supportmeasures, the MoF asked the MoIT to urge the Prime Minister to assignthe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to direct Vinafood 1and its member companies to prioritise signing contracts on supplying rice for thenational reserves./.

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