# India rice rates nudge up, Vietnam prices ease from multi-year highs

> Indian 5% broken parboiled rice export prices rose $5 to $398-402 per tonne this week after hitting the year's low, on hopes of increased Chinese buying. Vietnamese 5% broken prices eased to $450-455 from a multi-year peak of $465-475 as domestic supply rises.

- Date: 2018-06-14 · published 2018-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64594-india-rice-rates-nudge-up-vietnam-prices-ease-from-multi-year-highs
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Indian offers and easing Vietnamese prices point to a mixed Asian rice market, with Bangladesh's new 28% import duty curbing a key import source. Rice moves little in feed grain markets, so the price effect for feed buyers is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/india-rice-rates-nudge-up-vietnam-prices-ease-from-multi-year-highs-118061400977_1.html

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