The country produced enough rice for local consumption and became a rice exporter during that period.

Nevertheless, Cambodia is a long way from regaining its place as a rice exporter.

His activities were a key driver of Vietnam becoming one of the world's largest rice exporters.

In 1965, South Vietnam went from being a rice exporter to an importer.

They have never been commercialized, however, mainly, many people say, because of opposition from rice exporters.

Vietnam had been the second largest rice exporter in the world, but soon half the country was starving.

It was once the world's leading rice exporter, but it experienced spot food shortages in 1987.

Vietnam is one of the largest rice exporter since the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Thailand has been among the top rice exporters in the world.

China has been one of the world's largest rice exporters, which had been annually shipping out about 1 million tons.