# Raw Rice

> Reuters reports Indian rice prices rose to near a one-month high as a stronger rupee lifted export quotes despite weak demand. The article is a paywalled Asia rice wrap dated May 1, 2025.

- Date: 2025-05-01 · published 2025-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24742-raw-rice
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer rupee raises Indian export offers, reducing competitiveness and tending to support global rice prices, though weak demand limits the upside.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- USDINR: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-06-01 | [Rice: The Coronavirus-Proof Grain?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4923-rice-the-coronavirus-proof-grain.md) | +19.5% | -21.2% |
| RICE | 2026-07-17 | [Global Rice Benchmark Surges 20% in Largest Spike Since 2008…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9565-global-rice-benchmark-surges-20-in-largest-spike-since-2008.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2017-08-09 | [India rice shipments slow as stronger rupee lifts export prices \| India rice shipments slow as stronger rupee lifts export prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69410-india-rice-shipments-slow-as-stronger-rupee-lifts-export-prices-india-rice.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| RICE | 2019-03-22 | [Strong rupee pushes rice prices to seven-month high, dampening exports \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60167-strong-rupee-pushes-rice-prices-to-seven-month-high-dampening-exports-commodity.md) | -1.6% | -6.0% |
| RICE | 2022-06-23 | [Wild 2022 in grain markets sparks 2008 comparisons \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40978-wild-2022-in-grain-markets-sparks-2008-comparisons-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- marketscreener.com: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/future/ROUGH-RICE-FUTURE-ZR-CBE--3881394/news/ASIA-RICE-Strong-rupee-lifts-Indian-prices-despite-tepid-demand-49789063/

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