Vietnam exported 6.6 million tons of rice in the first nine months of 2023 with a turnover of $3.66 billion, up 40.4% year-on-year, according to estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, exceeding the figure hit in the whole of 2022.
PETALING JAYA: There is no plan to increase the ceiling price of local white rice to RM3.40 per kg as suggested by certain quarters, says the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.
PETALING JAYA: The proposal to increase the ceiling price of local white rice to RM3.40 per kg has been shot down by the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.