# Tariffs could reshape rice market, prices | World Grain

> US tariffs announced April 2 include a 36% additional duty on Thai rice from April 9, with added rates on India, Vietnam and Pakistan. The White House also set a combined 54% tariff on Chinese imports, a key supplier of short- and medium-grain rice to Puerto Rico.

- Date: 2025-04-04 · published 2025-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25193-tariffs-could-reshape-rice-market-prices-world-grain
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher tariffs on major US rice suppliers reshape import flows and may shift demand toward domestic rice, with downward pressure on exporter prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-12-11 | [Grain prices stabilize, demand remains robust \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32792-grain-prices-stabilize-demand-remains-robust-miller-magazine.md) | +0.5% | +1.1% |
| RICE | 2018-06-08 | [Rice prices up for 6th straight month \| Philstar.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6748-rice-prices-up-for-6th-straight-month-philstar-com.md) | +9.7% | +8.0% |
| RICE | 2021-03-07 | [Greater than normal palay weakness expected if global rice prices decline - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48195-greater-than-normal-palay-weakness-expected-if-global-rice-prices-decline.md) | -1.3% | +1.7% |
| RICE | 2019-05-21 | [Mexico Opens Rice Market to Brazil \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59171-mexico-opens-rice-market-to-brazil-usa-rice-federation.md) | +3.8% | +3.0% |
| RICE | 2022-02-05 | [Whose Name On A Grain Of Rice? \| Outlook India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42686-whose-name-on-a-grain-of-rice-outlook-india.md) | -0.4% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/21233-tariffs-could-reshape-rice-market-prices

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