Export and local rice prices move inversely
	Saturday,  March 31,2012,02:09 (GMT+7) CAN THO – While rice export is prospering with rising orders and prices, commercial paddy prices have kept plunging on the domestic market.

Dragon fruit exports to Japan pick up
	Saturday,  March 31,2012,02:05 (GMT+7) HCMC – Japanese-owned Yasaka Fruit Processing Co., Ltd reports dragon fruit exports to Japan have picked up 30% year-on-year, said Nguyen Hong Hung, deputy director of the company.

U.S. sets subsidy rates against Vietnamese steel
	Thursday,  March 29,2012,22:25 (GMT+7) HCMC – The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) on Tuesday announced its preliminary determination in the anti-subsidy investigation of steel pipes imported from Vietnam and other Asian countries, says the website steelorbis.com.

Seafood export target looks more distant
	Thursday,  March 29,2012,22:17 (GMT+7) HCMC – As shrimp and tra fish, two of the three major export seafood items of Vietnam, are facing troubles, the export turnover target of US$6.5 billion this year seems to be hard to achieve.

Confectionery makers shun local sugar on high prices
	Thursday,  March 29,2012,22:11 (GMT+7) HCMC, HANOI – Local confectionery and beverage producers are seeking nod from the Ministry of Industry and Trade to import 270,000 tons of sugar instead of using locally-made sugar, saying the local price is higher than the global level.

Local firms witness export slowdown
	Wednesday,  March 28,2012,20:50 (GMT+7) HCMC – The nation’s export revenue increased over 23% in the first quarter of this year, buoyed by the good performance of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises, but local companies saw their export activities slow down.

Tra fish prices drop on debt-laden case
	Wednesday,  March 28,2012,20:47 (GMT+7) CAN THO – Opinions differ over the cause of the continuous decline in material tra fish prices, but all the reasons given are related to the indebtedness at Binh An Seafood Joint Stock Co. (Bianfishco).

Q1 farm produce exports drop sharply
	Tuesday,  March 27,2012,21:42 (GMT+7) HANOI/CAN THO – Major export agro-products like rice, coffee, and rubber have recorded a strong decline in both export value and volume in the first quarter of 2012.

Vietnam to lower tariffs on more Japanese products
	Tuesday,  March 27,2012,21:06 (GMT+7) HCMC – Many products imported from Japan will enjoy the import tax cut from April 1 with a strong reduction from 80% to 20% on certain products.

Storage enterprises neglect low-grade rice
	Tuesday,  March 20,2012,22:22 (GMT+7) HCMC/CAN THO – The enterprises participating in the program to purchase one million tons of rice for temporary storage are prioritizing buying high-grade rice given the huge demand for this category from the Chinese market.