# Rice Prices Firm Up as Weather Permits a Growing Harvest

> Asian and Middle Eastern rice origins are quoting between $385 and $400 per tonne, with prices homogenized across India, Vietnam and Thailand. Container and vessel shortages limit shipping efficiency, and Vietnam is considering curbing cultivated area. The US recorded a 37,800 MT sale to Haiti.

- Date: 2021-08-20 · published 2021-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45629-rice-prices-firm-up-as-weather-permits-a-growing-harvest
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy carryover and shipping bottlenecks cap new-crop rice pricing, while a possible Vietnamese acreage cut is a medium-term supportive factor for global prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-07-15 | [Rice sector revisits tactics as exports hit \| The Phnom Penh Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46157-rice-sector-revisits-tactics-as-exports-hit-the-phnom-penh-post.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| RICE | 2024-06-14 | [High shipping costs dent Vietnam's rice prices - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29840-high-shipping-costs-dent-vietnam-s-rice-prices-businessworld-online.md) | -1.9% | -20.7% |
| RICE | 2025-07-23 | [Withdrawal of Regularity in Rough Rice  - CME Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23836-withdrawal-of-regularity-in-rough-rice-cme-group.md) | +0.0% | +1.1% |
| RICE | 2022-01-19 | [AFRICA • The collapse of commodity trader Phoenix shakes up rice trade - 19/01/2022 - Africa Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43227-africa-the-collapse-of-commodity-trader-phoenix-shakes-up-rice-trade-19-01-2022.md) | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2022-01-14 | [Port helps local rice producers deliver to international markets \| American Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43223-port-helps-local-rice-producers-deliver-to-international-markets-american-press.md) | +5.6% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- myemail.constantcontact.com: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rice-Prices-Firm-Up-as-Weather-Permits-a-Growing-Harvest.html?aid=hlTj4fAhF6E&soid=1133932288505

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