# Flooding slows rice harvest in Asian hubs, pushes up domestic rates in Bangladesh | Prothom Alo

> Flooding slowed the rice harvest across most Asian hubs, lifting Vietnamese 5% broken export prices to $485-$495 per tonne while Thai 5% prices fell to $435-$440 on weak demand. In Bangladesh, floods damaged crops worth $4.29 billion and pushed domestic rice prices higher despite a government move to set wholesale rates.

- Date: 2020-10-23 · published 2020-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50687-flooding-slows-rice-harvest-in-asian-hubs-pushes-up-domestic-rates-in
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest disruption and crop damage tighten near-term regional supply, supporting Asian rice prices, while weak Thai and Indian demand and a weaker rupee cap gains.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-08-31 | [Thai rice prices hit two-month peak, Bangladesh hit by floods – MillingandMillers.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28864-thai-rice-prices-hit-two-month-peak-bangladesh-hit-by-floods-millingandmillers.md) | -0.5% | +1.9% |
| RICE | 2021-09-21 | [Indonesia prepares measures to protect rice harvest from La Nina – Rice Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44988-indonesia-prepares-measures-to-protect-rice-harvest-from-la-nina-rice-today.md) | +2.0% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2026-06-04 | [Asia rice: Vietnam prices rise on El Nino concerns; Bangladesh rates stay high amid heatwave - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18867-asia-rice-vietnam-prices-rise-on-el-nino-concerns-bangladesh-rates-stay-high.md) | -1.6% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2026-08-07 | [Rice prices steam up in Indian domestic market on demand-supply gap, deficient monsoon - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17974-rice-prices-steam-up-in-indian-domestic-market-on-demand-supply-gap-deficient.md) | +0.1% | +7.4% |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Asia rice: Tighter supplies, crop concerns push Indian rice export prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18428-asia-rice-tighter-supplies-crop-concerns-push-indian-rice-export-prices-higher.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- en.prothomalo.com: https://en.prothomalo.com/business/local/flooding-slows-rice-harvest-in-asian-hubs-pushes-up-domestic-rates-in-bangladesh

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