# Bangkok Post - Vietnam's clever rice strategy

> Vietnam is importing cheaper Indian rice for domestic use while keeping its own crop for export, as Vietnamese prices have outperformed Thai prices. The article cites new trade access through an EU free trade agreement and the RCEP, and says Thailand has slipped to third place among exporters.

- Date: 2021-01-25 · published 2021-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49244-bangkok-post-vietnam-s-clever-rice-strategy
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Vietnam's export strength and Thailand's loss of premium pricing shift global rice trade flows, though the effect on benchmark prices is limited in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-07-22 | [A sharp rise in Vietnamese rice price causing backlash among Mozambican importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46155-a-sharp-rise-in-vietnamese-rice-price-causing-backlash-among-mozambican.md) | +2.6% | -0.2% |
| RICE | 2018-06-08 | [Vietnam prices surge, India dip as Bangladesh production recovers - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6746-vietnam-prices-surge-india-dip-as-bangladesh-production-recovers-vnexpress.md) | +9.7% | +8.0% |
| RICE | 2025-07-31 | [Asia rice: Vietnam rates hit near three-month peak on higher demand – infoarroz.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23834-asia-rice-vietnam-rates-hit-near-three-month-peak-on-higher-demand-infoarroz-org.md) | +1.3% | -6.7% |
| RICE | 2018-09-28 | [VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Facebook post linking LP to P300M worth of smuggled rice has NO BASIS - VERA Files](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12055-vera-files-fact-check-facebook-post-linking-lp-to-p300m-worth-of-smuggled-rice.md) | +10.2% | +10.3% |
| RICE | 2018-11-05 | [Vietnam gains more from rice export in 10 months - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62123-vietnam-gains-more-from-rice-export-in-10-months-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | -1.0% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- bangkokpost.com: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2056575/vietnams-clever-rice-strategy

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