# Head and broken rice price spreads narrow as feed demand soars

> S&P Global reports that price spreads between head and broken rice grades in Asia have narrowed significantly. Feed demand for broken rice has increased, reducing availability of broken grades.

- Date: 2022-02-28 · published 2022-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42763-head-and-broken-rice-price-spreads-narrow-as-feed-demand-soars
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong feed demand for broken rice, driven by high corn prices, tightens supply of a cheaper feed ingredient and supports broken rice prices relative to head rice, which matters for feed buyers substituting grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/agriculture/022822-head-and-broken-rice-price-spreads-narrow-as-feed-demand-soars

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