# Bangkok Post - Rice exporters predict higher prices in Q2

> Thai white rice was quoted at $601 per tonne as of March 27. Rice exporters expect global prices to rise in the second quarter due to El Niño and India's rice export restrictions.

- Date: 2024-04-07 · published 2024-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10811-bangkok-post-rice-exporters-predict-higher-prices-in-q2
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected tightening from El Niño and Indian export curbs points to higher rice prices, which can raise costs for rice-based feed and tighten supply of broken rice used in feed.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-08-02 | [Rice prices soar on back of India’s export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12039-rice-prices-soar-on-back-of-india-s-export-ban.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Asia rice: Tighter supplies, crop concerns push Indian rice export prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18428-asia-rice-tighter-supplies-crop-concerns-push-indian-rice-export-prices-higher.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2017-05-31 | [U.S. rice prices could be headed higher in 2017-18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71084-u-s-rice-prices-could-be-headed-higher-in-2017-18.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2024-06-21 | [Explainer: Why food prices will remain high in India \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29727-explainer-why-food-prices-will-remain-high-in-india-reuters.md) | -6.9% | -20.9% |
| RICE | 2026-06-25 | [El Nino Nerves Nudge Vietnam’s Rice Prices Higher - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18871-el-nino-nerves-nudge-vietnam-s-rice-prices-higher-finimize.md) | -0.5% | +9.3% |

## Sources

- bangkokpost.com: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2772793/rice-exporters-predict-higher-prices-in-q2

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