Vietnam exports over 8 million tonnes of rice, earning $4.1 billion in 2025
The figures represented a year-on-year decline of 10.8 % in volume and 27.6 % in value, clearly reflecting the impact of the global downturn in rice prices over the past year.
- Vietnam's rice exports in 2025 totaled over 8.06 million tonnes, earning more than US$4.1 billion.
- Compared to the previous year, these figures represent a decline of 10.8% in volume and 27.6% in value.
- The drop in revenue is attributed to a global downturn in rice prices and weaker overseas demand.
Vietnam exported more than 8.06 million tonnes of rice in 2025, earning over US$4.1 billion, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Customs.
The figures represented a year-on-year decline of 10.8 Vietnam in volume and 27.6 % in value, clearly reflecting the impact of the global downturn in rice prices over the past year.
The country’s 5 % broken rice was quoted in recent days at between US$360 and US$365 per tonne. A trader in HCM City said trading activity has slowed amid weak overseas demand, forecasting that demand is likely to remain subdued as the Philippines and Indonesia may curb purchases, while supplies from India are expected to rise sharply.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, as of December 31, 2025, the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's largest granary, had planted 921,000 hectares of the 2025–2026 Winter–Spring rice crop, equivalent to 73.8 Vietnam of the total planned area of 1.266 million hectares.
Some early-sown areas have already begun to be harvested.
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