# Asia's rice exporters trigger a price war - Nikkei Asia

> Asian rice exporters including India and Vietnam are stepping up efforts to expand overseas sales to support farmers, while Thailand is losing market share. The report describes a price war emerging among the major suppliers.

- Date: 2019-01-16 · published 2019-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61068-asia-s-rice-exporters-trigger-a-price-war-nikkei-asia
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Aggressive export pricing by India and Vietnam pushes down world rice quotations and pressures Thai exporters' margins, keeping the global rice price under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-10-03 | [Asia rice-waning demand prompts Indian, Thai exporters to lower prices - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56650-asia-rice-waning-demand-prompts-indian-thai-exporters-to-lower-prices-the.md) | +2.5% | -0.1% |
| RICE | 2024-07-26 | [VIETNAM RICE EXPORTER \| VIETNAM RICE MILLER \| VIETNAM RICE SELLER](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29325-vietnam-rice-exporter-vietnam-rice-miller-vietnam-rice-seller.md) | +0.4% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2025-01-30 | [Weak international export demand drives Platts Asian rice prices lower \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26580-weak-international-export-demand-drives-platts-asian-rice-prices-lower-s-and-p.md) | -4.5% | -6.0% |
| RICE | 2024-12-30 | [India: Rice exports surge after easing of curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26929-india-rice-exports-surge-after-easing-of-curbs.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2021-08-10 | [India re-emerges as rice and wheat exporter  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45526-india-re-emerges-as-rice-and-wheat-exporter-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/asia-s-rice-exporters-trigger-a-price-war

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