The Government approved the purchase of 1 million tonnes of rice (milled terms) from the main 2014/15 winter-spring crop, currently being harvested, in an effort to provide support to domestic prices. The procurement programme began on 1 March and will continue until 15 April. The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) set procurement targets of about 250 000 tonnes in An Giang province, about 175 000 tons in Can Tho province and relatively smaller targets in other provinces.