# ASIA RICE-India prices hit 2-yr peak; Vietnam grapples with supply woes - Markets - Business Recorder

> Indian 5% broken parboiled rice export prices reached their highest since March 2019, at $390-$394 per tonne, on healthy demand and a stronger rupee. Vietnamese 5% broken rates rose to $505-$510 on tight supplies, and Thai prices stayed near a nine-month high.

- Date: 2021-01-29 · published 2021-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49238-asia-rice-india-prices-hit-2-yr-peak-vietnam-grapples-with-supply-woes-markets
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher export prices in India, Vietnam and Thailand lift the global rice benchmark, raising the cost of rice-based feed ingredients for importers across Asia and Africa.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-12-31 | [Vietnam rates hit 9-year peak on supply crunch; Thai rates dip - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49712-vietnam-rates-hit-9-year-peak-on-supply-crunch-thai-rates-dip-markets-business.md) | +2.0% | +10.3% |
| RICE | 2022-12-01 | [Asia rice: Thailand, Vietnam bank on new deals; few eye cheaper India supply - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38308-asia-rice-thailand-vietnam-bank-on-new-deals-few-eye-cheaper-india-supply.md) | -6.2% | +0.5% |
| RICE | 2021-03-18 | [Asia rice: India, Vietnam rates gain on robust demand; BD eyes - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48197-asia-rice-india-vietnam-rates-gain-on-robust-demand-bd-eyes-markets-business.md) | +1.4% | -1.2% |
| RICE | 2022-11-25 | [Tight supplies lift Vietnam rice rates to 16-month high - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38753-tight-supplies-lift-vietnam-rice-rates-to-16-month-high-markets-business.md) | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2021-01-23 | [Indian rice prices up; Thai higher prices dampen demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49240-indian-rice-prices-up-thai-higher-prices-dampen-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.4% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40057656

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