# Rice prices hit six-year low as global glut prompts import curbs | Cropli

> Rice prices have fallen to their lowest level since 2019 as surging Asian production creates a global supply overhang. Some importing nations have introduced trade barriers to protect domestic producers, and US rough rice futures reached $10.72 per hundredweight.

- Date: 2025-10-08 · published 2025-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22484-rice-prices-hit-six-year-low-as-global-glut-prompts-import-curbs-cropli
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Import curbs by major buyers reduce export outlets just as supplies are abundant, which keeps global rice prices under downward pressure. Feed and food buyers should expect soft pricing to continue.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-07-29 | [Myanmar B1, B2 broken rice prices hit 5.5-year low amid sluggish demand \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23831-myanmar-b1-b2-broken-rice-prices-hit-5-5-year-low-amid-sluggish-demand-s-and-p.md) | -1.5% | -6.4% |
| RICE | 2025-10-16 | [Vietnam fragrant rice prices hit 3-year low on low export demand, Philippines ban \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22483-vietnam-fragrant-rice-prices-hit-3-year-low-on-low-export-demand-philippines.md) | -3.1% | -2.8% |
| RICE | 2020-02-07 | [India rice exports hit 8-year low as price rise dents demand \| Daily FT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54542-india-rice-exports-hit-8-year-low-as-price-rise-dents-demand-daily-ft.md) | -1.6% | -4.8% |
| RICE | 2025-10-09 | [Rice Benchmark Hits 10-Year Low as Philippines Halts Imports - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22482-rice-benchmark-hits-10-year-low-as-philippines-halts-imports-bloomberg.md) | -1.3% | -7.3% |
| RICE | 2019-12-20 | [Rice Exports from India Fall, Prices Recover after Hitting 5 Year Low - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55558-rice-exports-from-india-fall-prices-recover-after-hitting-5-year-low-grainmart.md) | +1.8% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- cropli.io: https://cropli.io/rice/2025/10/08/rice-prices-hit-six-year-low-as-global-glut-prompts-import-curbs

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