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Rice, aquatic products, textiles to be Can Tho’s key exports in 2015

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will summon up all its strength to expand the production of rice, aquatic products and textiles, which are the locality’s three key foreign currency earners.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will summon up all its strength toexpand the production of rice, aquatic products and textiles, which arethe locality’s three key foreign currency earners.

The city hasset the goal of exporting 1 million tonnes of rice this year for arevenue of 412 million USD, with 22 percent of the rice shipped tochoosy markets such as Japan, the EU and North America.
Torealise the target, the locality plans to expand its rice field areato 230,000 ha this year, producing about 1.4 million tonnes ofproducts, while signing contracts with neighbouring localities topurchase 550,000 tonnes of rice materials. It will also invest inequipments for husking, polishing and packing rice in line withinternational standards.

Regarding the production of aquaticproducts, Can Tho will shift to products with high added value viaencouraging the application of advanced technologies in processing andpreserving products. It hopes to export 160,000 tonnes of aquaticproducts in 2015, earning 485 million USD.

Meanwhile, the citywill upgrade garment making production factories and train 3,000 moreworkers for the apparel industry in order to improve product quality andraise output.

Can Tho is striving to rake in between 1.45-1.6billion USD from exports in 2015, up 100-250 million USD against thatof 2014, to which the three staples are to contribute around 1 billionUSD, said Bui Ngoc Vy, Deputy Director of the municipal Department ofPlanning and Investment.

Last year, the city’s export turnoverhit 1.35 billion USD, with the largest contributions coming from rice,aquatic products, textile and processed food.-VNA
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