# Trump tariffs threaten to pile more pain on Thailand's rice sector | Reuters

> Thailand's Rice Millers Association warned that cheap imported corn could further depress prices of broken rice and rice bran, both extracted in milling and used in animal feed. The association said Thailand's rice sector is already under pressure from US tariffs.

- Date: 2025-04-23 · published 2025-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25192-trump-tariffs-threaten-to-pile-more-pain-on-thailand-s-rice-sector-reuters
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper corn imports would undercut broken rice and rice bran as feed ingredients, pushing their prices lower and tightening margins for millers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-02-16 | [Thailand to Give Stiff Competition to India in Rice Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42767-thailand-to-give-stiff-competition-to-india-in-rice-exports.md) | +1.7% | +7.1% |
| RICE | 2018-03-30 | [“Thai Rice Exporters Association” Search Results - Bangkok Post : The world windows to Thailand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66074-thai-rice-exporters-association-search-results-bangkok-post-the-world-windows.md) | +1.1% | +3.7% |
| RICE | 2018-11-01 | [Bangkok Post - Thailand eyes new rice sales in push to 11m-tonne target](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62118-bangkok-post-thailand-eyes-new-rice-sales-in-push-to-11m-tonne-target.md) | +1.1% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2026-02-04 | [U.S. farmers struggle to keep traditional rice markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20677-u-s-farmers-struggle-to-keep-traditional-rice-markets.md) | +1.3% | -5.9% |
| RICE | 2025-09-29 | [Thai rice exports slump 23.9% in first eight months on strong baht, global glut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22957-thai-rice-exports-slump-23-9-in-first-eight-months-on-strong-baht-global-glut.md) | -1.2% | -9.6% |
| CORN | 2019-05-06 | [China stocks, yuan tumble on Trump's fresh tariff threats \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59287-china-stocks-yuan-tumble-on-trump-s-fresh-tariff-threats-reuters.md) | -3.2% | +10.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | +5.6% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2024-11-07 | [Trump's tariff threat puts US farm exports to China at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14703-trump-s-tariff-threat-puts-us-farm-exports-to-china-at-risk.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-tariffs-threaten-pile-more-pain-thailands-rice-sector-2025-04-23/

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