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China to buy 20,000 tonnes of organic rice from Laos

16 January 2017
The Vientiane Times
Agricultural commodities, processing and products / Agriculture / Crop products and commodities / Exports / Imports / Rice / Trade / Trade policy and regulation
Champasak / IDP Rice Mill / Laos / Li Keqiang / Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry / Rice export / Savannakhet / Thongloun Sisoulith / Xuanye Company

China has approved the purchase of 20,000 tonnes of organic rice a year from Laos, according to Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. Mr Thongloun said in talks with Khong district authorities in Champassak province last week that Chinese premier Li Keqiang had agreed to the deal. The ...

Poor quality rice mills limit exports to China

26 September 2016
The Vientiane Times
Agriculture / Economy and commerce / Exports / Foreign investors / Investment / Investment policy and regulation / Rice / Trade / Trade policy and regulation
Dr Bounkhouang Khambounheuang / IDP Rice Mill / Laos / Rice export / Rice industry / Savannakhet province / Trade and investment / Xuanye Company

Only the IDP Rice Mill in Savannakhet province is able to produce rice of sufficient quality to meet the standard required by Chinese buyers. There are many rice mills around the country but they are inefficient and the finished product is of low quality. Based on ...

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