Since the beginning of 2009, rice exports have dramatically increased in both quantity and revenue to levels much higher than the same period of last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued no reports of any harm to human health caused by food imported from Vietnam since early 2009, announced the Vietnamese embassy and trade representative to the US on February 24.

Over supply of vegetables to city markets has made vegetable prices drop dramatically, pushing growers into hardship before the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.