Platts assessed Thai 5% white rice at $374/mt FOB on Feb. 18, down $11 week over week and at its lowest since Jan.
20. The decline reflected a weaker baht, slow buying and expectations of new crop arrivals in March-April.
A weaker baht and new-crop supply both push Thai export prices lower, though Thai rice remains the highest-priced major Asian origin. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Tras 16 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Arroz cáscara se movió una mediana de +0,2 % en 5 sesiones (50% al alza; mitad central entre -5,1 % y +1,7 %), y +4,1 % en 20.
Todavía no hay suficientes eventos comparables pasados para una lectura histórica.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
Thai 5% white rice dropped to a near one-month low on slow buying, a weaker baht and expected new-crop arrivals, signaling weaker Asian benchmarks.
Falling Thai export prices amid slow buying and new-crop expectations signal weaker global benchmarks that pressure US rice, but the link is indirect.