Vietnam’s Rice Exports Ready to Flow Again as Premier Ends Curbs
- Shipments poised to return to normal from the start of May
- Exports were suspended in March over food security fears
Farm hands work in rice fields in Can Tho Province, Vietnam.
Photographer Heidi Wideroe/Bloomberg
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Vietnam will end rice export restrictions from the start of May, bringing closure to a month-long saga that sparked fears over food protectionism and caused global prices to spike.