In addition to being home to some six million people, the Mekong Delta grows about half of the nations» rice — the wider implication being that Vietnam is the second - largest rice exporting country in the world, after Thailand. (treehugger.com)
The Thai government says it is looking forward to strong growth in its burgeoning rice export industry during the course of the next three years, as the nation races to extend its lead in the market. (dairyreporter.com)
Vietnamese rice exports could soon increase as higher than expected yields allow the government to lift its export restriction, according to an Asia Pulse report. (dairyreporter.com)