In April, the Philippines imported more than 510,000 tons of rice from Vietnam, valued at 225 million USD, making up 46.4% of Vietnam’s total rice exports for the month.
During the first four months of the year, Vietnam exported nearly 1.7 million tons of rice to the Philippines, worth more than 740 million USD.
From May 1 to 11, all 23 vessels docking at Ho Chi Minh City and My Thoi ports to load rice for export were headed to the Philippines, with a combined projected cargo volume of around 168,650 tons.
