# Virus slows Indian rice exports; heavy flooding hits Bangladesh - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian 5% broken parboiled rice rose to $380-$385 a tonne as COVID-19 caused container and labour shortages at Kakinada port. Heavy flooding in Bangladesh submerged about 50,000 hectares of paddy, and Thai and Vietnamese prices also edged higher.

- Date: 2020-07-31 · published 2020-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52087-virus-slows-indian-rice-exports-heavy-flooding-hits-bangladesh-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Logistics bottlenecks in India's main export port and flood losses in Bangladesh tighten Asian rice supply, supporting export quotes. Traders expect supply concerns to persist until new off-season rice arrives.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-07-27 | [Indian rice exports slow as coronavirus disrupts supply chain -trade - DST - Daily Shipping Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52091-indian-rice-exports-slow-as-coronavirus-disrupts-supply-chain-trade-dst-daily.md) | -1.8% | +4.2% |
| RICE | 2021-08-17 | [Rice exports from India to take a hit this year - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45523-rice-exports-from-india-to-take-a-hit-this-year-commodities-news-the-financial.md) | -1.2% | -0.8% |
| RICE | 2020-04-06 | [EXCLUSIVE-Indian rice exports suspended on supply chain disruption -industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53615-exclusive-indian-rice-exports-suspended-on-supply-chain-disruption-industry.md) | -1.5% | +11.3% |
| RICE | 2020-03-20 | [Indian agri export business hit hard by outbreak in European Union, West Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54085-indian-agri-export-business-hit-hard-by-outbreak-in-european-union-west-asia.md) | -1.1% | +4.1% |
| RICE | 2020-08-17 | [Vietnamese rice export prices climb to over 8-year high - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51704-vietnamese-rice-export-prices-climb-to-over-8-year-high-markets-business.md) | +3.4% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/virus-slows-indian-rice-exports-heavy-flooding-hits-bangladesh/article32236653.ece

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