# Rice import: Minister-secretary return home without no headway | Prothom Alo

> A Bangladeshi delegation led by the food minister returned from Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand without signing any rice import deal or MoU. Officials said Bangladesh wants to diversify away from India because global rice prices may rise further next year, and it has already started importing from Vietnam.

- Date: 2022-12-13 · published 2022-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Bangladesh · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38311-rice-import-minister-secretary-return-home-without-no-headway-prothom-alo
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Bangladesh's diversification efforts signal continued import demand from non-Indian suppliers, which supports Asian rice export prices if deals follow.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-12-23 | 5 | +8.0% | 3.3 | Bangladesh's import push and its expectation of higher global rice prices next year point to added import demand and bullish sentiment, though no deal was signed. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-06-02 | [Asia Rice-Importer demand pushes prices. - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70558-asia-rice-importer-demand-pushes-prices-mundus-agri.md) | +1.6% | +4.9% |
| RICE | 2019-08-03 | [India’s Non-basmati Rice Exporters Seek Parity in Import Duty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57543-india-s-non-basmati-rice-exporters-seek-parity-in-import-duty.md) | -2.9% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2023-07-31 | [Vietnamese rice prices increase after India’s export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35132-vietnamese-rice-prices-increase-after-india-s-export-ban.md) | +2.1% | +0.4% |
| RICE | 2024-12-30 | [Govt embarks on import to tame rice market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10454-govt-embarks-on-import-to-tame-rice-market.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2023-05-01 | [India Non-Basmati Rice Export Prices Surge.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36007-india-non-basmati-rice-export-prices-surge.md) | +3.9% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- en.prothomalo.com: https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/h657ap0ltn

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