# Asian Rice Price Climbs Near Two-Year High in Inflation Threat

> A benchmark Asian rice price climbed to its highest in almost two years, with Thai 5% broken white rice rising to $499 a ton. Farmers across Asia are harvesting while drier-than-usual weather hits crops in India, the leading exporter, and USDA expects global output to fall for the first time in over a decade.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T06:05:45.476Z
- Category: weather · region Asia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81117-asian-rice-price-climbs-near-two-year-high-in-inflation-threat
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising export quotes amid El Niño-driven supply losses signal bullish rice pricing and a risk of accelerating food inflation in importing countries.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-07-11 | [Rice Soars to Two-Year High in Asia on El Niño Drought Risks - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5208-rice-soars-to-two-year-high-in-asia-on-el-nino-drought-risks-bloomberg.md) | -19.6% | -16.6% |
| RICE | 2024-04-05 | [High rice inflation could linger until July as market prices keep going up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10813-high-rice-inflation-could-linger-until-july-as-market-prices-keep-going-up.md) | +4.1% | +12.2% |
| RICE | 2020-03-30 | [Rice prices hit 6-year high as Thailand and Vietnam face drought - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54207-rice-prices-hit-6-year-high-as-thailand-and-vietnam-face-drought-nikkei-asia.md) | +4.2% | +21.5% |
| RICE | 2026-09-11 | [Indian rice export prices hit one-year high amid supply concerns - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17447-indian-rice-export-prices-hit-one-year-high-amid-supply-concerns-the.md) | +1.0% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2026-10-22 | [Asia rice: Indian prices hit more than one-year high on strong rupee, tight supply - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17169-asia-rice-indian-prices-hit-more-than-one-year-high-on-strong-rupee-tight.md) | -0.4% | — |

## Sources

- ricenewstoday.com: https://ricenewstoday.com/asian-rice-price-climbs-near-two-year-high-in-inflation-threat/
- ainvest.com: https://www.ainvest.com/news/asian-rice-prices-rise-year-high-inflation-concerns-2611/

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