Vietnam rice exports seen up 6% this year to 6.75mln tonnes - food association

HANOI - Vietnam expects to export 6.75 million tonnes of rice this year, up 6% from last year, Vietnam Food Association Vice Chairman Do Ha Nam said on Tuesday.

"Demand is seen rising this year as Vietnamese rice is more competitive in terms of prices," Nam told Reuters, adding that the coronavirus epidemic in China had had no impact on shipments of Vietnamese rice to China.

(Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Edmund Blair) ((khanh.vu@thomsonreuters.com; +84 24 38259623;))