HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam exported nearly 5.9 million tonnes of rice worth over US$3 billion as of August 15, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

The numbers represented 2.88 per cent in volume but down 16 per cent in value compared with the same period in 2024.

Last week, export prices hit the highest levels in eight months amid tightening supplies. The association said fragrant 5% broken rice was offered at $455–460 per tonne on August 28, the highest since early January.

A trader in HCM City noted that supply was tightening while demand remained steady ahead of the Philippines’ planned 60-day import suspension starting September 1.

In the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ, jasmine paddy was traded at VNĐ8,400 per kilo, IR 5451 at VNĐ6,200, OM 18 at VNĐ6,700, and VNĐST25 at 9,500, according to the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Environment.

The An Giang Department of Agriculture and Environment reported fresh paddy prices ranging from VNĐ5,700 to VNĐ6,200 per kilo depending on variety, while retail rice prices in the province stood between VNĐ13,000 and VNĐ22,000 per kilo.

As of August 25, Mekong Delta provinces had sown over 1.82 million hectares of summer–autumn rice, with 1.08 million hectares harvested, yielding an estimated 6.53 million tonnes. Autumn–winter planting had reached 581,000 hectares out of 700,000 planned, or 83 per cent, while seasonal rice covered 145,000 hectares, or 43 per cent of the target. — VNS