# Thailand’s Rice Sector Faces Crisis as Prices Plunge and Costs Skyrocket - Thai Times

> Thai paddy prices have fallen below production costs, with common white paddy now under 8,000 baht per tonne and fresh high-moisture paddy at 5,000 to 6,000 baht. Thai rice export volumes have declined for ten consecutive months. Benchmark white-rice prices for Thai supply dropped to US$372.50 per tonne, the lowest since 2017, as India resumed exports.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T03:06:05.347Z
- Category: trade · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74636-thailand-s-rice-sector-faces-crisis-as-prices-plunge-and-costs-skyrocket-thai
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Indian supply has pushed global white-rice benchmarks to multi-year lows, weighing on export prices across Asia and pressuring the rice complex.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-23 | [Trump tariffs threaten to pile more pain on Thailand's rice sector \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25192-trump-tariffs-threaten-to-pile-more-pain-on-thailand-s-rice-sector-reuters.md) | -6.2% | -4.5% |
| RICE | 2019-10-03 | [Asia rice-waning demand prompts Indian, Thai exporters to lower prices - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56650-asia-rice-waning-demand-prompts-indian-thai-exporters-to-lower-prices-the.md) | +2.5% | -0.1% |
| RICE | 2025-12-27 | [Thai rice faces stiff headwinds as Commerce Ministry sets 2026 export target at 7 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21593-thai-rice-faces-stiff-headwinds-as-commerce-ministry-sets-2026-export-target-at.md) | +1.4% | +12.0% |
| RICE | 2022-02-16 | [Thailand to Give Stiff Competition to India in Rice Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42767-thailand-to-give-stiff-competition-to-india-in-rice-exports.md) | +1.7% | +7.1% |
| RICE | 2018-03-30 | [“Thai Rice Exporters Association” Search Results - Bangkok Post : The world windows to Thailand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66074-thai-rice-exporters-association-search-results-bangkok-post-the-world-windows.md) | +1.1% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- thaitimes.com: https://thaitimes.com/thailand-s-rice-sector-faces-crisis-as-prices-plunge-and-costs-skyrocket

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