# India, Thai prices rise; high shipping rates weigh - Markets - Business Recorder

> Indian 5% broken parboiled rice quotes edged up to $355-$360 per tonne from four-and-a-half-year lows, while Thai prices rose to $390-$403. Vietnamese prices were flat at $385, with COVID lockdowns delaying deliveries and high freight costs slowing sales.

- Date: 2021-08-26 · published 2021-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45527-india-thai-prices-rise-high-shipping-rates-weigh-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Modest firming in Asian rice export quotes reflects improved demand, but high freight and weak Vietnamese trade cap the price recovery.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40115938
- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40116024

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