# Mekong Delta rice prices steady as FAO global rice price index rises for seventh consecutive month

> Mekong Delta paddy and rice prices were largely unchanged on November 9, while Vietnam’s export quotations also held steady. The FAO’s global rice price index rose 1.6% in October from September and 14.1% year on year, reaching its highest level since February 2025; Indica, Japonica and glutinous rice prices increased.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T06:23:02.654Z
- Category: report · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88890-mekong-delta-rice-prices-steady-as-fao-global-rice-price-index-rises-for
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The global index gains reflect firm import demand and tight or slower-arriving supplies in some Asian markets, supporting export prices. Vietnam’s prices remain constrained in part by unresolved Philippine import-permit issues.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-06-05 | [FAO Cereal Price Index rises in May \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18850-fao-cereal-price-index-rises-in-may-world-grain.md) | -1.5% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2026-01-02 | [Informist Media - FAO Index: FAO All Rice Price Index up 4.3% on mo Dec on higher Glutinous rice prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9169-informist-media-fao-index-fao-all-rice-price-index-up-4-3-on-mo-dec-on-higher.md) | +3.5% | +15.0% |
| RICE | 2026-05-08 | [Global food prices up for third straight month \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10152-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month-world-grain.md) | +6.4% | +6.3% |
| RICE | 2023-08-09 | [FAO Food Price Index declines in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34646-fao-food-price-index-declines-in-august.md) | -1.9% | +5.4% |
| RICE | 2023-08-10 | [Global rice prices soar close to 12-year highs, according to UN FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34649-global-rice-prices-soar-close-to-12-year-highs-according-to-un-fao.md) | -3.2% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- yuenan.com: https://yuenan.com/news-300692/
- yuenan.com: https://yuenan.com/zh-hant/news-300692/

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