Exporting a batch of 500 tons of "Vietnam Green & Low-Emission Rice" to the Japanese market. Photo: Pham Hai/VOV-Mekong Delta

The export marks a significant step forward in implementing Vietnam’s plan to cultivate one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice in the Mekong Delta by 2030.

The exported rice, grown in Kien Giang province, is part of a certified batch from Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company, one of seven enterprises licensed to use the "Vietnam Green & Low-emission Rice" brand, with a combined certified volume of approximately 20,000 tonnes.

Low-emission rice is produced and packaged at a factory in Thot Not district, Can Tho city. Photo: Pham Hai/VOV-Mekong Delta

A representative of Trung An Company said the company plans to export about 200 tons of ST25 rice to Australia at a price of approximately 1,200 USD per ton. This year, the company expects to export 400,000 tons of low-emission rice to foreign markets, most of it to Japan.