# Thai rice exporter links US$97 per tonne gap to lost sales

> Thai 5% broken white rice was quoted at US$485 per tonne, about US$97 above comparable Indian rice and also more expensive than Vietnamese and Pakistani rice. An industry representative said buyers including Hong Kong and China are switching to cheaper suppliers, citing low yields, flood-related delays, higher costs, miller speculation and labor shortages that have prolonged loading.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:06:10.897Z
- Category: trade · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88479-thai-rice-exporter-links-us-97-per-tonne-gap-to-lost-sales
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The price premium is diverting demand from Thai exports to competing origins, weakening Thailand’s export volumes and market share. The pressure is bearish for Thai rice prices relative to competitors unless costs or supply constraints ease.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-07-19 | [India’s rice exports likely to top last year’s performance  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46029-india-s-rice-exports-likely-to-top-last-year-s-performance-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| 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 | 2024-08-21 | [India allows export of 2 lakh tonnes of white rice to Malaysia under G2G - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28733-india-allows-export-of-2-lakh-tonnes-of-white-rice-to-malaysia-under-g2g-the.md) | +2.4% | +3.4% |
| 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

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/trade/40073268

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