Food agency proposes to hoard 1 ml tonnes of rice

The Vietnam Food Association has submitted to the Government a plan to buy 1 million tonnes of rice from farmers for temporary stockpile.

Sunday, February 19, 2012 16:43

The Vietnam Food Association has submitted to the Government a plan tobuy 1 million tonnes of rice from farmers for temporary stockpile.

The move is seen as part of efforts to stabilize rice prices in the country.

The association proposed that one million tonnes of rice should bebought from March 15 to April 30 and stored for three months.

It also asked the Government to consider the application of supportivemeasures in terms of loan interest rates for rice businesses inrealising the move.

Regarding export, the association planspromotion activities to expand markets, eying China . It looks tosell high-quality rice to the neighbouring country, starting with theestablishment of a Vietnam-China rice traders’ club within the firstquarter this year./.

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