# Rice prices up in India, Vietnam as rains dampen crop supply

> Rice prices in India and Vietnam rose this week as heavy rains delayed harvesting of India's summer crop and damaged Vietnamese crops. India's 5% broken parboiled edged up to $404-407 a tonne, and Indian summer-crop output is estimated to fall 2% to 94.48 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-10-19 · published 2017-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68535-rice-prices-up-in-india-vietnam-as-rains-dampen-crop-supply
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven supply losses in the two largest exporters tighten global export availability and support Asian rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-06-19 | [Rice prices surge in Vietnam amid supply concerns and El Nino impact \| FEAG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8291-rice-prices-surge-in-vietnam-amid-supply-concerns-and-el-nino-impact-feag.md) | +0.8% | -12.5% |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Asia rice: Tighter supplies, crop concerns push Indian rice export prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18428-asia-rice-tighter-supplies-crop-concerns-push-indian-rice-export-prices-higher.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2022-09-01 | [India rice crop suffers setback as patchy rains reduce plantings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39996-india-rice-crop-suffers-setback-as-patchy-rains-reduce-plantings.md) | -3.1% | -0.9% |
| RICE | 2020-03-19 | [Asia Rice-Thai, Vietnam rates jump as virus spread raises supply concerns \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8697-asia-rice-thai-vietnam-rates-jump-as-virus-spread-raises-supply-concerns.md) | -4.7% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2026-06-28 | [Vietnam rice rates up on El Nino fears; buyers opt for cheaper Indian grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18869-vietnam-rice-rates-up-on-el-nino-fears-buyers-opt-for-cheaper-indian-grain.md) | -2.3% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- zeebiz.com: https://www.zeebiz.com/agencies/rice-prices-up-in-india-vietnam-as-rains-dampen-crop-supply-28498

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