Rice has been Vietnam’s staple food for more than a thousand years. Today, the government designates 3.8 million hectares for growing the grain; this quota represents nearly half the total land for agricultural production. About one-third of the annual harvest is shipped overseas. With India and Thailand, Vietnam is one of the world’s top three rice exporters. Last year, the country earned nearly $3 billion from selling rice overseas.
China is an important customer, buying one-third of Vietnam’s rice exports. Japan is another major rice importer in the region, but most of the grains produced in Vietnam fail to meet its strict quality standards. The East Asian country stopped importing Vietnamese rice altogether in 2008 after discovering significant amounts of pesticide residue, although shipments resumed five years later when two Mekong Delta companies started working with farmers to ensure the grains met Japan’s stringent requirements.
Rice has been Vietnam’s staple food for more than a thousand years. Today, the government designates 3.8 million hectares for growing the grain; this quota represents nearly half the total land for agricultural production. About one-third of the annual harvest is shipped overseas. With India and Thailand, Vietnam is one of the world’s top three rice exporters. Last year, the country earned nearly $3 billion from selling rice overseas.China is an important customer, buying one-third of Vietnam’s rice exports. Japan is another major rice importer in the region, but most of the grains produced in Vietnam fail to meet its strict quality standards. The East Asian country stopped importing Vietnamese rice altogether in 2008 after discovering significant amounts of pesticide residue, although shipments resumed five years later when two Mekong Delta companies started working with farmers to ensure the grains met Japan’s stringent requirements.
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