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Retail Asia08/04/2025
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Food

Thai rice prices hit over three-year low

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Prices of rice shipped from Thailand declined to an over three-year low this week due to US President Donald Trump’s move to impose import tariffs and an existing market surplus. Meanwhile, India’s rice export prices neared a two-year low on subdued demand. The US announced to impose a flat 26% tariff on all goods being […]
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Retail Asia26/03/2025
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Food

Fruit, vegetable exports decline for 3rd straight month

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Exports of fruit and vegetables fell by 10.5% year-on-year in March to an estimated US$421 million, marking the third consecutive month of decline. They had decreased by 5.2% to $416 million in January and 6.5% to $303 million in February. The main reason was the decline in durian shipments, a major export item, the Vietnam Fruit […]
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Retail Asia30/01/2025
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FoodRetail TV

Rice exports grow by over 23%

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Vietnam’s rice exports from Jan. 1-15 reached 268,700 tons worth nearly US$165.7 million, up 38.7% in volume and 23.28% in value year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Food Association. However, export prices for 5% broken rice fell to $413 per ton, with 25% broken rice at $387 per ton. Despite the positive start, the VFA predicts a challenging […]
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Retail Asia22/01/2025
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FoodRetail TV

Thailand resumes durian exports to China after temporary ban due to carcinogen detection

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Thailand has resumed exporting durians to China following a temporary ban due to the latter’s stricter requirement regarding Basic Yellow 2, a carcinogen. Itthi Sirilathayakorn, deputy minister of Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, said exports were resumed on Monday, with 96 tons of durian worth 7.8 million baht (US$228,900) to be shipped to China […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2024
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FoodRetail TV

Durian exports surge by 44% to $3.1B

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Durian exports in the first 11 months of this year fetched US$3.1 billion, 44% up from a year earlier, customs data shows. China was the biggest market, accounting for $2.8 billion, or 90% of all exports, a 43% year-on-year increase. Thailand followed with $177 million, up 82%, while Hong Kong and Japan stepped up purchases by […]
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Retail Asia22/11/2024
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FoodRetail TV

Fruit, vegetable exports soar 27%

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Exports of fruits and vegetables were worth an estimated US$6.6 billion in the first 11 months of 2024, a 27% increase from a year earlier. The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association came up with the estimate based on customs data, which shows exports to major markets growing at double-digit rates. In the first 10 months, […]
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Retail Asia12/09/2024
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Philippines rice imports up 19% in 8 months

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Rice imports to the Philippines amounted to 2.8 million metric tonnes (MT) during the first 8 months of this year, 19% higher than he same period last year, data from the country’s Department of Agriculture (DA) showed. In its latest report, the department’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said in August alone, rice from abroad […]
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Retail Asia10/09/2024
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Vietnamese passion fruits enter Australian market

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Passion fruits have become the fifth kind of Vietnamese fruits to be officially exported to Australia, following mango, longan, lychee, and dragon fruit. On Monday, the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony to announce the export of Vietnamese passion […]
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Retail Asia05/09/2024
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Rice exports top $3.8B in 8 months

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Vietnam exported 6.16 million tons of rice worth nearly US$3.85 billion in the first eight months of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said. This marked a 5.9% increase in volume and a 21.7% growth in value from the same period last year. According to the MARD, along with the […]
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Retail Asia12/08/2024
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Philippines spends $1.2B on Vietnamese rice in H1

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Rice was the Vietnamese product with the highest export value to Philippines in the first six months of 2024, with a turnover of $1.2 billion, up 41% over the same period last year. According to data from the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines, Vietnamese rice has been leading the market in the Philippines, Vietnam’s […]
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Retail Asia26/07/2024
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Fisheries exports grow by 6% in H1

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Vietnam’s fisheries exports in the first half of 2024 were worth US$4.4 billion, up 6% year-on-year on higher demand in major markets like the U.S., China and the EU. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers’ latest report said key items such as shrimp, pangasius, and tuna did well. Pangasius accounted for $918 million […]
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Retail Asia25/07/2024
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Durian exports rise by 45% in first half

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Vietnam exported US$1.32 billion worth of durian in the first six months of 2024, up 45% year-on-year, according to customs data. It accounted for 65% of all fruit exports during the period and is growing increasingly popular in many key markets. China was the largest importer, accounting for over 92% of Vietnam’s durian exports. Its […]
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Retail Asia12/07/2024
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Vietnamese rice exporter rejects ‘price inflation’ allegation amid corruption scam in Indonesia

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Vietnamese exporter Tan Long Group has refuted an allegation by an Indonesian civil society organization that it sold rice to that country at much higher than market prices. According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Indonesia, the People’s Democracy Study (SDR) recently complained to an Indonesian corruption watchdog that the government bought Vietnamese rice at […]
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Retail Asia03/07/2024
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Durian exports soar by 74%

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According to customs data, Vietnam exported US$919 million worth of durian in the first five months, up 74% year-on-year. This made durian its top fruit export at 3.5 times that of dragon fruit in second place. Exports of the odoriferous fruit were worth $450 million in May alone, more than double the previous month’s value […]
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Retail Asia26/06/2024
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Philippines lowers rice import tax to 15%

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The Philippines, one of the world’s largest rice buyers, has announced a reduction in rice import taxes from 35% to 15%, effective from early this August through 2028. This can be seen as the latest action by the Philippine government to tackle inflation, especially increasing rice prices in the market so far this year. In the first […]
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Retail Asia18/04/2024
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Food

Food exports beginning to recover

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Food exporters are seeing a recovery in orders though admittedly they have yet to climb back to the levels of past years. “We have gotten orders worth tens of millions of dollars so far this year,” Le Thi Giau, chairwoman of instant noodle exporter Binh Tay Food, said at a trade promotion forum earlier this […]
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Retail Asia10/04/2024
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Food

Rice exports rise 42%

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Vietnam exported 2.1 million tons of rice in the first three months, worth $1.4 billion in total, up 42% year-on-year in value. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, main buyers such as the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Ghana, Malaysia, and Singapore all posted growth. The Philippines and Indonesia, however, are making efforts to […]
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