# 600,000 hectares of rice planted earlier in Vietnam to avoid risk of salinity intrusion from the 2019 El Niño

> Vietnam adjusted its rice planting calendar in the Mekong River Delta, covering more than 600,000 hectares, to avoid saltwater intrusion linked to the 2019 El Niño. The planting changes were guided by climate-risk maps developed across 13 provinces.

- Date: 2020-01-16 · published 2020-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54996-600-000-hectares-of-rice-planted-earlier-in-vietnam-to-avoid-risk-of-salinity
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Earlier planting to avoid salinity damage supports stable Vietnamese rice output, which eases pressure on global rice export prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-03-19 | [Vietnam adopts pre-emptive measures in the Mekong River Delta against El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60012-vietnam-adopts-pre-emptive-measures-in-the-mekong-river-delta-against-el-nino.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| RICE | 2020-05-15 | [Rice prices ease on high production  \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7505-rice-prices-ease-on-high-production-the-business-standard.md) | -7.9% | -7.8% |
| RICE | 2020-08-18 | [India's basmati rice production to be higher than last year's level due to monsoon boost - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51562-india-s-basmati-rice-production-to-be-higher-than-last-year-s-level-due-to.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| RICE | 2018-10-07 | [Rice harvest nearly complete, yields and quality better than expected - Talk Business & Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12054-rice-harvest-nearly-complete-yields-and-quality-better-than-expected-talk.md) | -1.2% | -1.1% |
| RICE | 2025-05-30 | [How does India benefit from early, ample monsoon rains?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24619-how-does-india-benefit-from-early-ample-monsoon-rains.md) | +1.9% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- ccafs.cgiar.org: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/outcomes/600000-hectares-rice-planted-earlier-vietnam-avoid-risk-salinity-intrusion-2019-el-nino

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