Accordingly, on August 5, 2023, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Directive No. 24/CT-TTg on ensuring national food security and promoting sustainable rice production and export in the current period, stating: Recently, the global food trade situation has been complicated, rice prices have tended to increase due to some countries banning exports, reducing rice sales, some other countries increasing rice reserves, the Black Sea Grain Agreement has expired, the impact of extreme weather events, natural disasters and droughts...
In Vietnam, some localities have seen massive purchases of rice, causing a local imbalance in supply and demand, pushing domestic rice prices unreasonably high.
To ensure national food security in all situations, while promoting the potential and advantages in rice production and export market opportunities, increasing people's income, avoiding speculation, illegal profiteering, causing instability in the market and reputation of Vietnamese rice, the Prime Minister requested Ministers, Heads of relevant ministries and agencies; Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities; Chairman of the Vietnam Food Association and rice export traders to focus on directing and resolutely implementing a number of tasks.
The Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct the inspection and supervision of the production, circulation and consumption of rice in the area. Illustrative photo
Maintain the minimum circulating reserve level of rice export traders in accordance with regulations.
Notably, the Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to proactively direct and manage the organization of rice production to ensure the targets of productivity, quality and output according to the plan. Timely provide information to relevant ministries and branches on the output and types of unsold rice and paddy and the expected yield and output of rice and paddy by type and production season in the area to serve the management of rice export.
Directing competent authorities to closely monitor the situation, inspect and supervise the production, circulation and consumption of rice in the area and the maintenance of minimum circulation reserves of rice export traders according to regulations; strictly handle cases of speculation, illegal profiteering, pushing up rice prices unreasonably high, causing instability in the domestic market and the reputation of the Vietnamese rice brand in the international market.
At the same time, proactively grasp the situation and new information, promptly respond to situations arising in the locality to periodically or suddenly report at the request of the Government and relevant ministries and branches on the output, types of rice, and stockpiled commodity rice and expected yield and harvest output of rice and rice by type and production season in the locality to promote rice production, export and ensure domestic food security.
Implement measures to stabilize prices, support rice producers and rice exporters
The Prime Minister assigned: The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall preside over and coordinate with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment to direct localities to review planning orientations and develop large-scale, high-quality rice production areas, ensure land areas dedicated to rice cultivation, closely monitor weather, natural disasters, and epidemics to promptly adjust production, and ensure the production target of over 43 million tons of rice/year in the following years.
Preside over and coordinate with the Minister of Industry and Trade and heads of relevant agencies to continue monitoring, promoting negotiations, and removing technical barriers to expand Vietnam's rice export market. Timely guide and advise localities, businesses and farmers to strictly comply with the regulations of Vietnam and importing countries.
The Minister of Industry and Trade shall preside over and coordinate with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to direct, inspect and supervise rice export business activities, ensure national food security and comply with legal regulations; closely monitor the market situation, world rice trade, movements of producing and exporting countries, promptly inform ministries, branches, Vietnam Food Association, rice export traders to proactively regulate rice production, business and export activities, ensuring suitability and efficiency.
Urgently complete and submit to the Government a draft Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 107/2018/ND-CP dated August 15, 2018 of the Government on rice export business, which requires strict, specific and feasible regulations on conditions for rice export business, quality of rice, exported rice goods, traders must cooperate with rice growers in building raw material areas, production, consumption of rice, rice..., creating a public, transparent, fair, favorable business environment and ensuring the legitimate interests of rice farmers, maintaining the reputation of Vietnamese rice products.
The Prime Minister also requested the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, in accordance with their functions, tasks and powers assigned by the Government, to proactively and promptly direct the implementation of price stabilization measures, support rice producers, rice exporters and traders in accordance with the law.
The Chairman of the Vietnam Food Association strengthens coordination with relevant agencies of ministries, branches and localities to promptly update and convey information on the supply and demand situation of rice, new regulations and policies of foreign markets to the members of the Association. Timely report to relevant ministries and branches on arising issues and propose solutions to ensure national food security and efficiency in rice export management...
Rice export traders strictly maintain the minimum circulating reserve level, regular and ad hoc reporting as required by relevant ministries and sectors and according to Government regulations; proactively monitor the global rice trade situation, exchange information with the Vietnam Food Association to promptly report to relevant ministries and sectors on arising issues and propose solutions. Carefully research partners before signing contracts, and be especially careful in delivering, receiving and paying for shipments to avoid being scammed.
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