Vietnam this year may surpass Thailand as the world's biggest rice exporter.
Vietnam's Rice Trade
![Laborers gather rice grains for stacking, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/c94cfd12-80d1-4c22-8be0-a3f584b599ea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Laborers gather rice grains for stacking, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![Laborers use machines to separate grains on a rice farm, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e9ca283b-f511-40b1-8a24-327d0409bb8d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Laborers use machines to separate grains on a rice farm, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![A woman carries a heavy load on her bicycle, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ffb8a9d6-738f-4109-a3e4-b9037e8fbfa0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman carries a heavy load on her bicycle, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![Farm laborers spread rice grains to dry on a road, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/94d1922c-9d3b-4dea-9e4e-ab8d1e0361cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Farm laborers spread rice grains to dry on a road, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![A woman stands by rice drying on a road by rice fields, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/0724bb3c-fa40-4c75-be6a-1c157481bb4c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman stands by rice drying on a road by rice fields, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![A woman bicycles in Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/269dbe00-6673-474a-86b6-b467cc2d7e25_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman bicycles in Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![Workers unload rice from a boat in Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2d367857-6604-44c9-8dfc-86d32af1748c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers unload rice from a boat in Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![Workers carry bags of rice off a conveyor belt to stak in trucks, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/9154460b-3cd4-49e3-8b4d-2a4aa5f4ea06_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers carry bags of rice off a conveyor belt to stak in trucks, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)
![Workers close up a truck full of rice bags, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8fc3147a-f63a-4672-8e26-738c1f8a0b0a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers close up a truck full of rice bags, Tien Giang, Vietnam, September 14, 2012. (D. Schearf/VOA)