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VIETNAM: Good Harvests Don’t Bring Good Sales

Posted on November 6, 2008 by admin

IPS | By Tran Dinh Thanh Lam – Newsmekong* HO CHI MINH CITY, Nov 6 (IPS) – Farmers in the Mekong Delta, who produce most of the rice responsible for making this country a top exporter of the staple, are … Continue reading →

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Cambodia rice floods into Mekong border provinces

Posted on August 4, 2008 by admin

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi,Vietnam Thousands of tonnes of rice are being imported daily from Cambodia into Vietnam’s Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta. In the border province of An … Read article… VietNamNet Bridge News website

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Exporters leave harvested rice piling up in fields

Posted on August 1, 2008 by admin

Thanh Nien Daily – Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam Farmers in the Mekong Delta have almost finished harvesting their summer-fall crop but few have found buyers for all their rice. … Read article… Thanh Nien Daily website

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Brownhoppers and catfish worry Mekong farmers

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

Viet Nam News – Hanoi,Vietnam DONG THAP — The Mekong province of Dong Thap is the seedbed of brownhoppers, the insect that causes the ragged and stunted plant disease in rice, … Read article… Vietnam News website

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New rice rush sounds warning bells

Posted on July 5, 2008 by admin

Thanh Nien Daily – Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam In many Mekong Delta provinces, rice has fetched an average of more than VND5,100 a kilogram (US$0.30), an increase of VND300 ($0.017) per kilogram since … Read article… Thanh Nien Daily website

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Vietnam agronomists to help African rice yield

Posted on June 25, 2008 by admin

Thanh Nien Daily – Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam Vietnam may help African countries improve their rice yields after a successful trial of Mekong Delta rice varieties in Sierra Leone. … Read article… Thanh Nien Daily website

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Rice export volume to be more than 4.5 million tonnes

Posted on June 25, 2008 by admin

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi,Vietnam The Mekong Delta region also had bumper winter-spring crops and its farmers are harvesting early summer-autumn crops. They have harvested around 130000ha … Read article… VietNamNet Bridge News website

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Rice prices boosted after export limit lifted

Posted on June 25, 2008 by admin

Thanh Nien Daily – Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam A recent greenlight from the government to expand rice exports after months of restrictions has injected new life into the paddy market in the Mekong Delta … Read article… Thanh Nien Daily … Continue reading →

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Agriculture sector needs wider funding to ensure future bounty

Posted on May 23, 2008 by admin

Viet Nam News – Hanoi,Vietnam Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta is the country’s rice basin. Yet many provinces have encouraged investors to build industrial zones in the region. … Read article… Vietnam News website

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Rice exporters hope to sell beyond ban

Posted on May 22, 2008 by admin

Viet Nam News – Hanoi,Vietnam However, this has adversely affected farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and the price of paddy had fallen from VND6,000 to VND5,000 per kilo. … Read article…

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