# Rice Prices Rise in Asia Amid Stockpiling, Conflict - Laotian Times

> Rice prices in Asia rose on Hong Kong stockpiling ahead of possible Covid lockdowns, higher fertilizer and shipping costs tied to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and stronger rice demand as wheat and corn prices soared. Broken rice is in demand for livestock feed, and Russia suspended fertilizer exports.

- Date: 2022-03-17 · published 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11339-rice-prices-rise-in-asia-amid-stockpiling-conflict-laotian-times
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Multiple supply shocks, including Russian fertilizer export suspension and feed substitution, support rice and fertilizer prices. Higher input costs add pressure on feed production economics.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-09-25 | [What’s Behind the Latest Surge in Grain and Oilseed Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11998-what-s-behind-the-latest-surge-in-grain-and-oilseed-prices.md) | -0.3% | +5.4% |
| RICE | 2020-03-26 | [Concern mounts that exporters will curb sales of food staples amid lockdowns \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54090-concern-mounts-that-exporters-will-curb-sales-of-food-staples-amid-lockdowns.md) | +3.2% | +22.4% |
| RICE | 2026-04-30 | [From surplus to strain: Iran war and El Nino threaten global rice supply - The Japan Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10153-from-surplus-to-strain-iran-war-and-el-nino-threaten-global-rice-supply-the.md) | +12.1% | +22.7% |
| RICE | 2026-05-01 | [Thai and Vietnamese farmers may stop planting rice because of the Iran war. Here’s why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10155-thai-and-vietnamese-farmers-may-stop-planting-rice-because-of-the-iran-war-here.md) | +8.1% | +16.8% |
| RICE | 2018-04-23 | [Egypt's rice farmers see rough times downstream of new Nile mega-dam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10865-egypt-s-rice-farmers-see-rough-times-downstream-of-new-nile-mega-dam.md) | -1.4% | -5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-20 | [Black Sea conflict boosts wheat prices in Southeast Asia, Australia \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35106-black-sea-conflict-boosts-wheat-prices-in-southeast-asia-australia-s-and-p.md) | -0.7% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-27 | [US wheat prices surge in wake of Russia-Ukraine conflict - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41903-us-wheat-prices-surge-in-wake-of-russia-ukraine-conflict-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.9% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-30 | [World Bank Warns Fertilizer Prices Could Rise More Than 30% in 2026 - Ecofin Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7256-world-bank-warns-fertilizer-prices-could-rise-more-than-30-in-2026-ecofin-agency.md) | -3.2% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- laotiantimes.com: https://laotiantimes.com/2022/03/18/rice-prices-rise-in-asia-amid-stockpiling-conflict/

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