# Vietnam’s rice price out of sync with rest of world | VOV.VN

> Rice prices in the Mekong Delta have risen over the past few weeks, lifting Vietnamese export prices. The Vietnam Food Association says the winter-spring crop fell 7.8% in output, with yields down 6.7% on nearly half the harvested area. Cited USDA data point to record global rice output, however, and Thailand is working to clear old stockpiles.

- Date: 2017-04-11 · published 2017-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71583-vietnam-s-rice-price-out-of-sync-with-rest-of-world-vov-vn
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Vietnamese crop supports export quotes, but record global supplies and Thai stock sales point to a buyers' market that limits the upside for rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-06-25 | [El Nino Nerves Nudge Vietnam’s Rice Prices Higher - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18871-el-nino-nerves-nudge-vietnam-s-rice-prices-higher-finimize.md) | -0.5% | +9.3% |
| RICE | 2017-10-19 | [Rice prices up in India, Vietnam as rains dampen crop supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68535-rice-prices-up-in-india-vietnam-as-rains-dampen-crop-supply.md) | -2.3% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2024-03-11 | [Vietnam’s rice exports projected to decline amid quality shift](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31268-vietnam-s-rice-exports-projected-to-decline-amid-quality-shift.md) | +1.8% | -8.0% |
| 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 | 2023-08-02 | [Rice prices soar on back of India’s export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12039-rice-prices-soar-on-back-of-india-s-export-ban.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- english.vov.vn: https://english.vov.vn/en/economy/vietnams-rice-price-out-of-sync-with-rest-of-world-347332.vov

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