# Vietnam rice prices surge as Mekong supply thins

> Vietnamese 5% broken rice export offers rose about $30 per tonne in a week to match Thai grain, reaching their highest level since January 2025. Supply is thinning between harvests, and importers are stocking up ahead of an El Niño-linked dry season.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T09:06:13.242Z
- Category: weather · region Vietnam · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77318-vietnam-rice-prices-surge-as-mekong-supply-thins
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller autumn-winter crop and importer restocking tighten Asian supply, supporting rice prices. El Niño risk to next season's crops adds further upward pressure.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2020-03-19 | [Asia Rice-Thai, Vietnam rates jump as virus spread raises supply concerns \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8697-asia-rice-thai-vietnam-rates-jump-as-virus-spread-raises-supply-concerns.md) | -4.7% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2020-03-12 | [Asia Rice-Thai drought raises supply jitters, Vietnam rates at over 1-yr high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7548-asia-rice-thai-drought-raises-supply-jitters-vietnam-rates-at-over-1-yr-high.md) | +10.1% | +10.3% |
| RICE | 2023-06-15 | [Asia rice: Vietnam rice prices jump on low supply; traders flag El Nino risks - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6881-asia-rice-vietnam-rice-prices-jump-on-low-supply-traders-flag-el-nino-risks.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- cropli.io: https://cropli.io/rice/2026/11/02/vietnam-rice-prices-hit-highest-since-january-2025-as-mekong-runs-short

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