The Summer-Autumn crop will have about 2.3-2.5 million tons of rice for export

According to Vietnamplus According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Summer-Autumn crop in 2020, the Mekong Delta provinces cultivated nearly 1.54 million hectares of rice. From May to September, Summer-Autumn rice in this area is harvested with an estimated yield of over 8.71 million tons of rice. According to initial estimates of seed structure from the provinces, after subtracting the amount of rice used for domestic consumption, the amount of commodity rice for export is about 2.3-2.5 million tons; with the following categories: high quality rice with over 1 million tons; fragrant rice 580,000 tons; average quality rice 400,000 tons; sticky rice and round-grain rice 224,000 tons ... With this Summer-Autumn crop, the cultivation industry directed to maintain the area, productivity and output to meet the growth requirements of each province and the whole region in terms of food, ensuring food security in all natural and unfavorable natural disasters. ...