Gạo Việt Nam

Vietnamese rice has been exported to more than 70 countries and territories around the world including demanding markets such as the EU, the US and Japan. In 2007, Vietnam was in the "runner-up" position amongst the world's rice exporters with the total rice output hitting approximately 36 million tonnes.

In the Summer-Autumn crop alone, localities across the country harvested nearly five tonnes/ hectare, reaching an estimated output of 10 million tonnes, up 430,000 tonnes from the 2006 figure.

In early 2008, thanks to winning contracts to export around 4 million tonnes.


B. Jasmine Rice

Specification: Broken Maximum : 5% Moisture : 14.0% Admixture : 0.1% Chalky Kernels : 3% Red and Streaked Kernels : 0.2% Yellow Kernels : 0.2% Damaged Kernels : 0.2% Paddy Grains : 7% Milling Degree Double Polished Size of Broken (Whole Grain) 60.00%

Round white rice (Japonica)

Vietnamese Round Grain Rice 5% broken (Japonica rice)

• broken: 5.0% max
• moisture: 14.5% max
• damaged and discloured kernels: 1% max
• yellow kernels: 1% max
• foreign matters: 0.1% max
• paddy kernels: 4 seeds/KG max
• chalky kernels: 4.0% max
• immature kernels: 0.1% max
• red kernels: 0.1% max
• milling degree: Well milled and polished
• Average Grain lenght: 5.00mm max
• Average Grain Width: 3.00mm max
• Lenght: Width Ratio: 1.66:1

SPECIFICATION (*)	VIETNAM LONG GRAIN WHITE RICE
1. Broken (% max.)	5%	10%	15%	20%	25%	35%
2. Moisture (% max)	14	14	14	14	14	14
3. Foreign matters (% max)	0.06	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5
4. Damaged kernels (%max)	0.2	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.0
5. Chalky kernels (% max)	6	6	7	7	8	10
6. Yellow kernels (% max)	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
7. Red and red streaked kernels (% max)	0.5	1.0	2.0	4.0	5.0	8.0
8. Paddy (grain per kg)	15	20	25	25	30	35
9. Glutinous kernels (% max)	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.5
10. Milling degree and polish	normal / well milled and polished
Packing	In PP bags of 25 kgs / 50 kgs net. 22-23 MTS per 20' container