AreaViet Nam

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date26/03/2020

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement, strategic reserve

DescriptionAnnounced that it planned to purchase 190 000 tonnes of rice and 80 000 tonnes of paddy for the national reserve to meet contingency needs in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak. Of this volume, 190 000 tonnes of rice would be stored by mid-June 2020.