In 2010, Vietnam is a leading rice producer and exporter in the world. However, a few decades ago, the rice situation in Vietnam was in stark contrast to what it is today. In the 1960s, the country imports rice due to a largely stagnant domestic production. The adoption of high-yielding rice varieties that helped increase Asia’s rice production did not flourish as expected as it was interrupted by the Vietnam War. It was not until after the war in 1975, that Vietnam embarked on the road to rice self-sufficiency and it never looked back since – achieving sufficiency in 1985 and the succeeding years.

Item	Description
LONG GRAIN WHITE RICE 5% BROKEN	Broken: 5% max Moisture: 14% max Foreign matter: 0,1% max Chalky kernels: 5% max Damaged kernels: 0,5% max Immature kernels: No Red and streaked kernels: 1,5% max Yellow kernels: 0,5% max Glutinous kernels: 0,5% max Paddy grain (grains/kgs): 15% max Milling degree: polished Average length of grain: 6,2 mm Crop year: new