As of mid-April, the whole country had planted 2,948.6 thousand hectares of winter-spring rice, down 2.5 thousand hectares compared to last year's winter-spring crop. Northern localities planted 1,057.5 thousand hectares, down 9.4 thousand hectares, southern localities harvested 1,612 thousand hectares of spring paddy, accounting for 85.2% of the planted area and equal to 102% over the same period last year. Of which, the Mekong Delta harvested 1,423.9 thousand hectares, accounting for 95.7% of the cultivated area and equal to 100.6%.

As of mid-February, the whole country had cultivated 2,693.4 thousand hectares of spring paddy, equaling 100.5% of the same period last year, of which the northern provinces reached 823 thousand hectares, equaling 105.3%; the southern localities reached 1,870.4 thousand ha, equaling 98.5%; partiality the Mekong Delta provinces cultivated 1,475.1 thousand ha, equaling 98.2%.

As of January 15, 2024, the whole country cultivated 1,821.4 thousand hectares of spring rice, equaling 96.9% of the same period last year, of which, the northern provinces reached 63.4 thousand hectares, equaling 66.6%; the southern provinces reached 1,757.9 thousand hectares, equaling 98.5%; particularly the Mekong River Delta reached 1,427.7 thousand hectares, equaling 99.5%.

As of mid-February, the whole country had planted 2,557.4 thousand hectares of spring paddy, equal to 94.8% of the same period last year. Of which, northern localities reached 680.9 thousand hectares, equal to 82.6%; Southern localities reached 1,876.5 thousand hectares, equal to 100.2%, the Mekong Delta region alone reached 1,481.7 thousand hectares, equal to 100.5%.