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> Thailand plans to sell its stockpile of about 8 million tons of rice in the first half of 2017. Vietnamese exporters have cut prices to compete, and recent contract signings have slowed.

- Date: 2017-02-20 · published 2017-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72582-home-vov-vn
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Large Thai government sales add supply to the world market and pressure Vietnamese export prices, especially in white rice markets in Africa and China.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-08-01 | [Basmati exporters fear volume hit - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63496-basmati-exporters-fear-volume-hit-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -8.4% | -11.1% |
| RICE | 2019-11-06 | [food - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56036-food-the-hindu.md) | +0.3% | +5.0% |
| RICE | 2020-05-29 | [Rice prices ease as some countries relax… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53189-rice-prices-ease-as-some-countries-relax-pb-commercial.md) | +30.7% | -19.7% |
| RICE | 2019-12-13 | [Explained: Why Basmati export has come to a standstill in Punjab \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55555-explained-why-basmati-export-has-come-to-a-standstill-in-punjab-explained-news.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| RICE | 2025-08-16 | [Vietnam rice prices face steeper drop as Philippines halts imports - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11819-vietnam-rice-prices-face-steeper-drop-as-philippines-halts-imports-vnexpress.md) | -9.3% | -9.2% |

## Sources

- vovvn-fe.solidtech.vn: https://vovvn-fe.solidtech.vn/en/economy/opportunities-exist-for-rice-exports-in-high-end-market-343814.vov

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