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World Rice Conference to be held in Vietnam’s capital
HANOI, Sept. 26, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The 10th World Rice Conference will
take place here on Oct. 10-12, with the participation of rice millers,
exporters, merchants, experts and policy makers from many countries, the
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Wednesday.
During the three-day conference, 500-600 participants from such countries
as China, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and
Uruguay will center this discussions on Vietnam’s rice industry and market
outlook, key drivers of the world rice trade, and rice technology and value
addition.
They are to analyze various kinds of rice, including fragrant rice, broken
rice, parboiled rice, basmati rice and glutinous rice to reveal key issues
which will shape regional and international markets. The world’s best rice
and rice market achievement award 2018 presentation ceremony will be held on
Oct. 12.
In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam exported over 4.4 million
tons of rice worth more than 2.2 billion U.S. dollars, posting respective
year-on-year rises of 8.2 percent and 23.6 percent.
Vietnam is focusing on using better rice growing, harvesting, postharvest,
storage and transport practices and types so that rice will have uniform
moisture contents, high weight, no foreign material, low percentage of
discolored, broken and damaged kernels, no presence of insects and molds, and
high protein and vitamin content, said the ministry.
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