V. A. P. foods is a joint venture parboiled rice milling plant in Vietnam, owned
by 3 partnering companies: Vinafood II, Auro Consultancy and Phoenix Commodities.
Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood II), Vietnam
• Largest rice exporting company in the world, with a turnover exceeding USD 2.0
billion.
• Exports over 3 million mts rice annually, constituting more than 40% of Vietnamese
exports.
Auro Capital, Australia
• Over two decades of experience in successfully setting up and running global businesses.
• More than 25 years of experience in rice trading, and specifically of Vietnam
as an origin.
Phoenix Commodities Ltd
Global value chain manager of commodities in the Food Staples and Natural Resources
businesses.
• Annual turnover of over USD 750 million, with offices in 16 countries worldwide
• Amongst the top 5 global rice trading companies, integrated vertically in key
origins and destinations.
The mill is located at MocHoa, Long An Province, on the VamcoTay river 110 kms from
Ho Chi Minh City, in the rice growing Mekong River delta of southern Vietnam. With
an installed capacity of 1,000 mts of paddy per day, erected across 2 phases (Phase I in 2012 and Phase II in 2013), the production is expected to touch 220,000 mts
pa of milled parboiled rice.
The location allows convenient access to raw material from the surrounding rice
growing provinces of Vietnam and Cambodia. Being located on the river, it provides
convenient access to the waterways, the predominant mode of transport for both the
raw material and finished product.