Vietnam’s rice exports reached a record 9.04 million tonnes in 2024, up 11 percent year-on-year, with an increase of 21% in value to reach 5.7 billion USD. Meanwhile, rice import totalled 3.7 million tonnes last year.

On the back of an export boom in April, the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) feels upbeat that the country's exports could rise by 10 – 15 percent this year.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has expanded breading areas for material tra fish (pangasius) due to increasing export demand since the start of the year, said Chief of the Office of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Dac Mau.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) upgraded its growth outlook for Asia from 5.7 percent to 5.9 percent in 2017 and from 5.7 percent to 5.8 percent for 2018 in a new report released on July 19.