# Thai rice exports get a boost from global Covid-19 scare

> Covid-19 concerns prompted importers to stock up, boosting orders for Thai rice and requiring immediate full delivery. Thai 5% white rice rose to $450-$460 per tonne and Myanmar rice to around $400 per tonne, with Thai exports in February estimated at 630,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2020-03-14 · published 2020-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7550-thai-rice-exports-get-a-boost-from-global-covid-19-scare
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Precautionary demand lifts export prices, and a possible Chinese export suspension could further tighten supply.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-03-16 | 1 | +3.8% | 4.2 | Covid-19 stockpiling by importers boosted demand and immediate delivery requirements for Thai rice, adding upward price pressure. |
| RICE | 2020-03-18 | 5 | +10.1% | 3.8 | Covid-19 stockpiling by importers boosted orders and lifted Asian export prices, raising global rice demand and sentiment. |
| RICE | 2020-03-17 | 5 | +8.7% | 3.5 | Covid-19 stockpiling by importers boosted orders for Thai rice with immediate delivery, adding demand-driven price support. |
| RICE | 2020-03-15 | 1 | +3.8% | 4.2 | Covid-19 stock-up buying by importers lifted export demand and prices for Asian rice, a sentiment and demand impulse that likely spilled over to U.S. rough rice. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-10-14 | [India could grab a big chunk in global exports of wheat and rice - India Xports 2.0](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44514-india-could-grab-a-big-chunk-in-global-exports-of-wheat-and-rice-india-xports-2.md) | -1.4% | -1.2% |
| RICE | 2017-12-12 | [Thailand: Strong baht may curb rice exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67743-thailand-strong-baht-may-curb-rice-exports.md) | -4.2% | -4.3% |
| RICE | 2023-08-07 | [Thailand says no rice export halt, to benefit from India's export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34650-thailand-says-no-rice-export-halt-to-benefit-from-india-s-export-ban.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| RICE | 2025-11-19 | [Myanmar rice prices set to rise as China signals quota boost \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10497-myanmar-rice-prices-set-to-rise-as-china-signals-quota-boost-s-and-p-global.md) | -1.7% | -9.4% |
| RICE | 2018-01-10 | [Rice exports seen surging to record as Bangladesh boosts buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66952-rice-exports-seen-surging-to-record-as-bangladesh-boosts-buying.md) | +3.8% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30384098

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