Rice exports to China still facing challenges, official says
The trade in rice products between Laos and China still faces challenges due to the demand for high quality by Chinese buyers, according to a senior trade promotion official. This means Lao producers will have to try a lot harder to produce high quality rice products, depending on the deals made between the exporter and producer. We [the Ministry of Industry and Commerce] will keep encouraging active cooperation between the various government sectors, the owners of rice mills and rice farmers, urging them to meet the standards demanded by the Chinese market, the ministry’s Trade Promotion Director General Mr Somvang Ninthavong told Vientiane Times on March 21.
