Platts assessed Vietnam Fragrant 5% rice at $436/mt FOB on April 6, up 6.6% month over month and the highest since December. Vietnamese exporters held back new offers to fulfill February and March contracts, while Philippine buyers remain active after a 600,000 mt import allocation for May and June.
Limited Vietnamese offer availability and strong Philippine demand support fragrant rice prices and tighten near-term export supply.
After 189 past bullish trade events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.7% to +2.4%), and +1.0% over 20.
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