VN halts Ghana cotton imports

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued a decision on halting raw cotton imports from Ghana.

Late floods, rodent attacks hit Mekong Delta crops

The late arrival of floods in the Mekong Delta provinces this year has been blamed on a major attack by rats on crops there.

Tea export turnover up due to price rise Viet Nam exported 77,000 tonnes of tea during the past seven months, earning a turnover of US$120 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Tea brands need quality boost to expand exports Tea export turnover in the first half of 2013 increased 3.3 per cent over the same period last year to reach US$94 million, despite export volume slipping by 0.4 per cent.