3. Export prices and impacts 3.1. Rice Prices in the first five months World Rice Prices Thailand U.S India, Pakistan Vietnam Philippines Vietnam 3.2. Impacts on world rice prices in the first five months and forecasts for upcoming 6 months in 2008 3.2.1. Impacts 3.2.2. Forecasts for the last six months 4. Countries’ policies on rice exports market’s turmoils 4.1. Groups of Rice Production & Export Countries’ Policies 4.1.1. Strengthening prevention measures on rice exports 4.1.3. Strengthening investments, developing rice production, increase domestic rice supplies & for exports 4.2. Policies of Rice Import Countries 4.2.1. Policies’ adjustments for domestic rice commerce to regulate & import rices 4.2.2. Loosening export prevention measurers 4.3. Group of Policies to stabilize domestic market, social policies to support the poor amidst world turmoils on rice prices II. Vietnamese Rice Market: Stable Supply, Virtual demands fever, soaring rice prices 1. Domestic Rice Production 1.1. Early Spring 2007/2008 Crop: advantages in production, stable sources on supplies 1.2. Fall Seasonal 2008 crop 2. Unceasingly increase in rice prices from the beginning of the year and strong impacts in the final week of April 2008 3. Rice Production Costs 3.1. Early Spring Production Crop 3.2. Summer Fall Production Crop 4. Vietnam’s Export Turnover in the first four months of 2008: accounts merely 1/3 in comparison with Thailand on yields & values 4.1. Quantity & Turnover 4.2 Market Structures & Rice Exports’ Categories 4.3. Entrepreneurs’ Moves in Rice Exports 5. Vietnamese Management Policies for Rice Production & Commerce 5.1. Vietnamese Food Association’s Regulatory Policies on Rice Exports 5.2. Government’s Directions III. Prospects for upcoming six months 3.1. Possible implications on rice production & commercial policies promulgated in the first five months and upcoming to be born policies 3.2. Productivity, 7 regions’ rice yields in 2008 3.3. Rice Export 3.4. Domestic Rice Commerce |