HANOI, April 5 (Xinhua) — Vietnam’s rice exports surged 30.2 percent to 952 million U.S. dollars in the first quarter, its highest level in the past 12 years, due mainly to significant gains in prices and expanded demand, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Vietnam recorded a 19.3 percent year-on-year increase in its rice shipments in the January-March period to 1.8 million tons, the