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Vietnam to cut annual rice exports by 44%

Export cut aims to boost sales of high-quality rice, ensure domestic food security

A farmer harvests rice on a rice paddy field outside Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 7, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)

HANOI: Vietnam aims to cut its rice exports to 4 million tonnes a year by 2030 from 7.1 million tonnes in 2022, the government said in a document detailing its rice export strategy.

Vietnam is the world’s third largest rice exporter, after India and Thailand.

The move is aimed at “boosting the exports of high-quality rice, ensuring domestic food security, protecting the environment and adapting to climate change,” according to the government document dated May 26 and reviewed by Reuters.

Rice export revenue will fall…

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