# Rice imports balloon as El Niño ravages farms

> Philippine rice imports reached 4.49 million metric tons as of October 29, up from 3.39 million tons a year earlier and close to the 2024 record of 4.8 million. Vietnam supplied 62.3% of the volume and Thailand 14.8%, as El Niño drought is projected to cut domestic output by 0.9 to 1 million tons.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T19:38:38.467Z
- Category: weather · region Philippines · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101713-rice-imports-balloon-as-el-nino-ravages-farms
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Philippine buying and lower domestic output support Asian rough rice export prices, while peso weakness raises the local cost of imported rice.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-10-29 | [Rice To Hit ₦‎50,000 Per Bag As Floods Ravage Farms – 36NG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7733-rice-to-hit-50-000-per-bag-as-floods-ravage-farms-36ng.md) | +7.3% | +11.2% |
| RICE | 2026-05-13 | [El Niño fears push rice importers to build stocks as Thailand watches drought risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19304-el-nino-fears-push-rice-importers-to-build-stocks-as-thailand-watches-drought.md) | +7.7% | +2.4% |
| RICE | 2023-05-15 | [Rice markets in South and Southeast Asia face stresses from El Niño, export restrictions \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35867-rice-markets-in-south-and-southeast-asia-face-stresses-from-el-nino-export.md) | -6.6% | +7.6% |
| RICE | 2023-10-11 | [Asia Rice Market Braces for More Stress From El Niño After Export Curbs - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33694-asia-rice-market-braces-for-more-stress-from-el-nino-after-export-curbs.md) | -0.1% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2023-04-17 | [DA assures stable rice supply amid El Niño threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36490-da-assures-stable-rice-supply-amid-el-nino-threat.md) | -2.7% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- business.inquirer.net: https://business.inquirer.net/621205/rice-imports-balloon-as-el-nino-ravages-farms

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