# Rise prices rise in India, Thailand on stronger currencies

> Rice prices firmed in India and Thailand as their currencies strengthened against the dollar, while Vietnamese prices weakened at the start of its peak harvest. Thai demand was described as lacklustre.

- Date: 2017-03-30 · published 2017-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72059-rise-prices-rise-in-india-thailand-on-stronger-currencies
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md), [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger local currencies lift dollar-quoted export prices, but weak demand and Vietnam's harvest pressure limit gains in the global benchmark.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- USDINR: bullish ▲
- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-11-14 | [Thai rice sector in crisis as yields fall, costs rise and export prices hit 15-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22034-thai-rice-sector-in-crisis-as-yields-fall-costs-rise-and-export-prices-hit-15.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| RICE | 2025-08-21 | [Japan core inflation dips to lowest since March as rice prices cool](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11824-japan-core-inflation-dips-to-lowest-since-march-as-rice-prices-cool.md) | -4.4% | -4.4% |
| RICE | 2024-07-19 | [Commodity prices falling for very different reasons - PricePedia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4977-commodity-prices-falling-for-very-different-reasons-pricepedia.md) | +5.0% | +2.9% |
| RICE | 2016-08-14 | [Global prices, bumper crop, monsoon bring relief: Farm clouds begin to clear](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9954-global-prices-bumper-crop-monsoon-bring-relief-farm-clouds-begin-to-clear.md) | +6.2% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/rise-prices-rise-in-india-thailand-on-stronger-currencies-117033000496_1.html

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