Ong Cua ST25 Rice won the 'World's Best Rice' award for the third time

The competition is part of the 17th Global Rice Trade Conference organized by The Rice Trader (TRT) in Phnom Penh, from November 7 to 9. According to the organizers, this year's top 3 include the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. Of which, Cambodian and Vietnamese rice shared the championship title. This is the third time that Ong Cua ST25 rice from Vietnam has achieved the highest title, after two times in 2019 and 2023.

Mr. Ho Quang Cua (holding the award on the right) and the Vietnamese delegation received the World's Best Rice award for the ST25 product.

ST25 rice is the result of many years of research, selection and improvement of varieties by engineer - labor hero Ho Quang Cua and his colleagues. Since the 1990s, his group has begun to breed new rice varieties under the ST brand ( Soc Trang ). Over the years, the ST3, ST5, ST10, ST20, ST24 rice varieties have been born, creating the foundation for the development of the ST25 variety.

ST25 is a hybrid of many different rice varieties, inheriting the outstanding advantages of the parent varieties. The rice grains are long, white, and not chalky; when cooked, the rice is just sticky, fragrant with pandan leaves and young rice, and has a rich sweetness. Even when cold, ST25 rice still retains its stickiness and characteristic flavor, factors that help conquer domestic consumers and the international culinary world.

Mr. Ho Quang Cua said that being continuously named in international awards is a testament to the efforts to improve the quality of Vietnamese rice and the value of farmers' labor. He said that this title also helps the "High Quality Rice of Vietnam" brand to reach further, expanding opportunities to enter demanding markets such as the US, Japan, Europe and Australia.

With many honors, Ong Cua ST25 rice continues to affirm Vietnam's pioneering position in the global premium rice segment.

The World's Best Rice Contest is an annual international event organized by The Rice Trader (USA) since 2009, aiming to find new trends and directions for the global rice market. In 2019, at the 11th TRT World Rice Conference in the Philippines, Vietnam won the highest award for the first time with the ST25 rice variety.

According to VnExpress

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