VnnNews – After rumours of scarce rice supplies surfaced, causing a slight increase in the price of the grain recently in some southern localities, . . .
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More than 1 million tonnes of rice was currently in reserve and food safety was still ensured, he said.
To stabilise the market, especially for the coming Lunar New Year holiday, the ministry has asked authorities for daily market performance updates and to report findings to the ministry for development of timely solutions if necessary.
According to Deputy Chairman Pham Van Bay of the Viet Nam Food Association, his organisation has requested enterprises to prepare their supplies and to stand ready to respond to any abnormal market performance.
The Southern Food Corporation has asked its subsidiaries to open stores daily from 6am to 10pm and to publicise the rice price. It had also confirmed with the HCM City People’s Committee that it would immediately supply rice anywhere that showed signs of shortage, Bay said.
Mekong Delta provinces were preparing for the crop harvest, so rice fever would not happen, he said.
VietNamNet/Viet Nam News
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