Vietnam is the fifth largest rice producer in the world.

According to inter-ministerial estimates, rice exports in 2020 will reach 6.15 million tons, worth about 3.07 billion USD. Although the amount of rice exported decreased by about 3.5% compared to 2019, mainly for the sake of ensuring national food security, the export value increased by 9.3%. The average export price for the whole year is estimated at 499 USD/ton, up 13.3% compared to 2019.
According to the General Statistics Office, the planted area of autumn-winter rice in 2020 is estimated at 724 thousand hectares, down 0.2 thousand hectares compared to the autumn-winter crop last year. The country's winter rice cultivation area reached 1,584.6 thousand hectares, a decrease of 27 thousand hectares compared to the 2019 crop.
According to statistics from the Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the volume of rice exported in December 2020 is estimated at 443 thousand tons with a value of 240 million USD.

Vietnam rice market in 2020 except for the period of 3,731 ha and distributed mainly in the provinces of Bac Lieu, Long An, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Ben Tre, An Giang, Binh Thuan, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak, Dien Record.

In the first 11 months of 2020, the markets with a sharp increase in rice export value are: Indonesia (2.8 times, reaching 88.3 thousand tons and 47.8 million USD) and China (up 91.6%) , reaching 752.3 thousand tons and 431.7 million USD). In contrast, the market with the largest decrease in rice export value in the first 11 months of 2020 was Iraq (down 65.6%, reaching 90 thousand tons and 47.6 million USD). Regarding export categories, in the first 11 months of 2020, the export value of white rice accounted for 32.5% of the total turnover; jasmine rice and fragrant rice accounted for 32.9%; sticky rice accounted for 29.6%; japonica rice and Japanese rice varieties accounted for 4.8%.