# India's rice now sells for about $100 a tonne less than Thai rice

> Indian rice was reported to be about $100 per tonne cheaper than Thai rice as Thai and Vietnamese prices approached two-year highs while Indian prices eased. Indian officials also said the country did not plan new restrictions on broken-rice exports.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T18:14:57.930Z
- Category: trade · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87800-india-s-rice-now-sells-for-about-100-a-tonne-less-than-thai-rice
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

India’s lower prices and continued export availability may redirect buying toward Indian supplies, limiting price gains in the wider rice market. High Thai and Vietnamese offers nevertheless keep alternative-origin prices elevated.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-10-11 | [India’s Rice Exports Drops 29% due to Less Demand from African Countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56516-india-s-rice-exports-drops-29-due-to-less-demand-from-african-countries.md) | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| RICE | 2025-01-02 | [India to export 1 million tonne of white rice to Indonesia \| Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26468-india-to-export-1-million-tonne-of-white-rice-to-indonesia-business-news.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2025-01-01 | [Indian Cabinet nod for 1 mt white rice export to Indonesia, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26469-indian-cabinet-nod-for-1-mt-white-rice-export-to-indonesia-says-shivraj-singh.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2018-11-01 | [Bangkok Post - Thailand eyes new rice sales in push to 11m-tonne target](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62118-bangkok-post-thailand-eyes-new-rice-sales-in-push-to-11m-tonne-target.md) | +1.1% | +3.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- blogs.edock.io: https://blogs.edock.io/p/india-s-rice-now-sells-for-about-100-a-tonne-less-than-thai-rice

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