# Spoiling Rice Shows Perils of Protectionism | Feed & Grain

> About 300,000 tons of rice are stranded at Vietnamese ports after a government measure last month restricted shipments, with some cargo degrading. The owner of a major exporter faces default risk, while trade has partly reopened.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Vietnam · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50693-spoiling-rice-shows-perils-of-protectionism-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Export curbs and stranded cargo reduce near-term Vietnamese rice availability, though reopening trade limits the scale of the supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-07-13 | [Vientiane Authorities Set Prices Of Rice To Protect Consumers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5292-vientiane-authorities-set-prices-of-rice-to-protect-consumers.md) | -26.8% | -28.7% |
| RICE | 2022-01-21 | [Grain-based ethanol manufacturers demand dual pricing for maize, rice feedstock - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43134-grain-based-ethanol-manufacturers-demand-dual-pricing-for-maize-rice-feedstock.md) | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2020-01-24 | [A growing problem: Nigerian rice farmers fall short after borders close](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55156-a-growing-problem-nigerian-rice-farmers-fall-short-after-borders-close.md) | -0.5% | -1.8% |
| RICE | 2025-07-28 | [Rate Difference in Grain-Based and Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Production Affecting Sector: Official – Outlook Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23740-rate-difference-in-grain-based-and-sugarcane-based-ethanol-production-affecting.md) | -2.9% | -8.6% |
| RICE | 2025-12-31 | [USDA details $12 billion farm aid package favoring rice, cotton; soy farmers warn of strain \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21534-usda-details-12-billion-farm-aid-package-favoring-rice-cotton-soy-farmers-warn.md) | +6.6% | +17.3% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-handling-processing/news/15393145/spoiling-rice-shows-perils-of-protectionism

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