Vietnam rice exporters worried as Thailand plans to clear rice stocks

Thousands of high-capacity rice-drying stations have been built across the Mekong Delta region in a bid to increase post-harvest quality.

Tra Vinh province boasts all high-capacity rice-drying stations while An Giang province has 1,200 out of 2,000 rice driers, Can Tho city has 300 out of 870 stations and Kien Giang province has 256 out of 1,600 stations. Four years ago, the Government assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to implement a VND 7 trillion (USD 315 million) project on enhancing rice quality and competitiveness in the Mekong Delta region.