After the publication of "Vietnam’s Rice Yearbook 2007 and Outlook for 2008", "Rice market in the first half of 2008 and prospects for 2009" and "2009 World rice market after multicropping race", Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (AGROINFO) has continued to release "Vietnam Rice Sector in 2008 and Outlook for 2009".

The report "Vietnam Rice Sector in 2008 and Outlook for 2009" provides a comprehensive and updated analysis of factors affecting the domestic and world rice markets in 2008 and prospects for market trends in 2009.

• Rice production in Vietnam and the world

• Price movements in the domestic and world rice markets

• Global rice trade in 2008

• Vietnam’s rice export movements in 2008

• Influences of Vietnamese Government’s rice import-export management policy for 2008

• The demand-supply balance sheet for Vietnam’s rice sector in 2008

• Information about investment and production of enterprises operating in the sector.

• Outlook for 2009: Rice prices, supply-demand of the rice sector and the most potential rice export markets.

"Vietnam Rice Sector in 2008 and Outlook for 2009"serves as a useful reference for both central and grass-root policy makers, international organizations, donors, and the business community. All of the information and data in this report have been obtained from reputable local and foreign sources as follows: Cultivation Department under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, General Statistics Office, General Department of Vietnam Customs, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Economic Research Service (ERS) – a market research agency and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and others.

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