# Wheat shortages bode well for Vietnamese rice

> Global wheat supply disruption from the Russia-Ukraine war is pushing importers to seek rice substitutes, and Vietnamese high-quality rice rose $10-15 per tonne in June. Common white rice reached $430-440 per tonne and exports to Africa and the Philippines rose strongly.

- Date: 2022-07-06 · published 2022-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Vietnam · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40569-wheat-shortages-bode-well-for-vietnamese-rice
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Wheat-to-rice substitution and firmer Vietnamese quotes support global rice prices and export demand.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-05-01 | [Thai and Vietnamese farmers may stop planting rice because of the Iran war. Here’s why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10155-thai-and-vietnamese-farmers-may-stop-planting-rice-because-of-the-iran-war-here.md) | +8.1% | +16.8% |
| RICE | 2022-03-25 | [The feed factor: Global maize shortage could affect local rice market \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42352-the-feed-factor-global-maize-shortage-could-affect-local-rice-market-the.md) | -0.0% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2022-03-16 | [World Bank says Ukraine war may prompt grain shortages in poor countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11341-world-bank-says-ukraine-war-may-prompt-grain-shortages-in-poor-countries.md) | -1.0% | -2.9% |
| RICE | 2026-04-30 | [From surplus to strain: Iran war and El Nino threaten global rice supply - The Japan Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10153-from-surplus-to-strain-iran-war-and-el-nino-threaten-global-rice-supply-the.md) | +12.1% | +22.7% |
| RICE | 2022-03-17 | [Rice Prices Rise in Asia Amid Stockpiling, Conflict - Laotian Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11339-rice-prices-rise-in-asia-amid-stockpiling-conflict-laotian-times.md) | +0.8% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-25 | [UK wheat prices rise sharply in volatile market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6309-uk-wheat-prices-rise-sharply-in-volatile-market-farmers-weekly.md) | +9.4% | +23.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-14 | [Wheat surges as war weather and short covering collide \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7272-wheat-surges-as-war-weather-and-short-covering-collide-saxo.md) | +4.5% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-26 | [Win for farmers as 'toilet roll effect' hits wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54170-win-for-farmers-as-toilet-roll-effect-hits-wheat-prices.md) | +1.9% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- vietnamnews.vn: https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/1266243/wheat-shortages-bode-well-for-vietnamese-rice.html

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