# India rice shipments slow as stronger rupee lifts export prices | India rice shipments slow as stronger rupee lifts export prices

> India's non-basmati rice exports are expected to slow as a rupee rally of over 6.5% in 2017 and higher local paddy prices make Indian rice uncompetitive. Indian 5% broken parboiled was offered around $410 a tonne against Thai at $390-392 and Vietnamese at $400-405.

- Date: 2017-08-09 · published 2017-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69410-india-rice-shipments-slow-as-stronger-rupee-lifts-export-prices-india-rice
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Indian export prices shift demand toward Vietnamese and Thai rice, supporting those origins while easing pressure on Indian export values.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲
- USDINR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-03-22 | [Strong rupee pushes rice prices to seven-month high, dampening exports \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60167-strong-rupee-pushes-rice-prices-to-seven-month-high-dampening-exports-commodity.md) | -1.6% | -6.0% |
| RICE | 2019-06-28 | [Strong baht sends jitters through Thai export sector \| Thai PBS World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58867-strong-baht-sends-jitters-through-thai-export-sector-thai-pbs-world.md) | +0.6% | +9.5% |
| RICE | 2019-10-21 | [Strong baht sends jitters through Thai export sector – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56854-strong-baht-sends-jitters-through-thai-export-sector-customs-today-newspaper.md) | -0.9% | -0.2% |
| RICE | 2026-07-17 | [Global Rice Benchmark Surges 20% in Largest Spike Since 2008…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9565-global-rice-benchmark-surges-20-in-largest-spike-since-2008.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2020-06-01 | [Rice: The Coronavirus-Proof Grain?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4923-rice-the-coronavirus-proof-grain.md) | +19.5% | -21.2% |

## Sources

- deccanchronicle.com: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/economy/090817/india-rice-shipments-slow-as-stronger-rupee-lifts-export-prices.html

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