Local businesses exported more than 141,522 tonnes of rice abroad as of April 24 out of a total of over 399,999 tonnes of rice in line with the quota for April, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

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Between now and the end of April, domestic enterprises must ship an additional 258,477 tonnes of rice abroad in order to meet the registered output.

This comes after the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a decision on April 10 which set rice export quotas for April at a total output of 400,000 tonnes.

Subsequently, businesses registered 519 customs declarations at 13 customs sub-departments on April 12, with registered rice volume reaching over 399,989 tonnes.

Most notably, one enterprise has registered 102 customs declarations with an export volume of 96,234 tonnes.