# Vietnam rice rates up for fifth week; currency moves weigh on India, Thailand | Reuters

> Vietnam's 5 percent broken rice export prices rose for a fifth straight week to $445-$450 per tonne as demand stayed robust and supplies thinned. Indian parboiled rice fell $8 to $409-$413, its lowest in four and a half months, while Thai 5 percent rates dipped to $440-$445 FOB Bangkok.

- Date: 2018-04-26 · published 2018-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10862-vietnam-rice-rates-up-for-fifth-week-currency-moves-weigh-on-india-thailand
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Vietnamese supply supports Asian rice values, while weaker rupee and baht pressure on Indian and Thai offers signals softer prices there. Rice is a minor feed ingredient, so the impact on feed-grain costs is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/vietnam-rice-rates-up-for-fifth-week-currency-moves-weigh-on-india-thailand-idUSKBN1HX1ZK/

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