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Indian 5% broken parboiled rice was quoted at $348-$353 per metric ton, down from the prior week. The rupee fell to a record low, and about 400,000 tons of Indian basmati were held at ports and in transit as freight rates more than doubled after the Iran attack.
Surplus Indian supplies and a weaker rupee lower export prices, while higher freight costs stall deals and add to the downward pressure on Asian rice values.
brecorder.comReutersMar 5, 2026After 141 past bearish trade events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.6% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -2.3% to +2.4%), and -0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
