# Indian rice prices may rise as crop damage and harvest delays tighten supplies - AgriInsite

> Cyclone Arnab damaged more than 70 thousand hectares of rice in Andhra Pradesh, and unseasonal rain in central India, notably Chhattisgarh, is delaying harvests. Indian 5% parboiled rose to $375/t FOB Kakinada, and 2026/27 production is forecast down 5% to 146 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:06:27.917Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4028-indian-rice-prices-may-rise-as-crop-damage-and-harvest-delays-tighten-supplies
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Crop losses and harvest delays reduce new-crop Indian supply, supporting domestic and export rice prices and tightening the Asian market.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Asia rice: Tighter supplies, crop concerns push Indian rice export prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18428-asia-rice-tighter-supplies-crop-concerns-push-indian-rice-export-prices-higher.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2017-10-19 | [Rice prices up in India, Vietnam as rains dampen crop supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68535-rice-prices-up-in-india-vietnam-as-rains-dampen-crop-supply.md) | -2.3% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2026-10-22 | [Asia rice: Indian prices hit more than one-year high on strong rupee, tight supply - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17169-asia-rice-indian-prices-hit-more-than-one-year-high-on-strong-rupee-tight.md) | -0.4% | — |
| RICE | 2020-01-31 | [Asia Rice-Indian prices extend gains as Thailand battles drought \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55154-asia-rice-indian-prices-extend-gains-as-thailand-battles-drought-financial-post.md) | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2026-08-07 | [Rice prices steam up in Indian domestic market on demand-supply gap, deficient monsoon - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17974-rice-prices-steam-up-in-indian-domestic-market-on-demand-supply-gap-deficient.md) | +0.1% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- agriinsite.com: https://agriinsite.com/indian-rice-prices-may-rise-as-crop-damage-and-harvest-delays-tighten-supplies/

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