# Thai rice prices soar nationwide

> Thai government intervention projects across 32 provinces have pushed domestic white rice above 8,000 baht per tonne and fragrant Hom Mali paddy up sharply. Authorities also set measures to delay sales and inspect feed corn, cassava, rice and palm oil.

- Date: 2026-01-06 · published 2026-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9172-thai-rice-prices-soar-nationwide
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Thai domestic prices are rising under state buying programs, which supports export quotes and may tighten Thai supply, while feed corn and palm oil inspections signal market intervention.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-07-31 | [Swamponomics: Got Rice? - Liberty Nation News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12040-swamponomics-got-rice-liberty-nation-news.md) | +2.1% | +0.4% |
| RICE | 2022-09-09 | [India's rice curbs to lift prices, stoke food inflation worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39561-india-s-rice-curbs-to-lift-prices-stoke-food-inflation-worries-reuters.md) | +5.0% | -0.5% |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [India bans rice shipments to curb price rises - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35007-india-bans-rice-shipments-to-curb-price-rises-bbc-news.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2022-10-11 | [Global rice prices are now at an 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39207-global-rice-prices-are-now-at-an-18-month-high.md) | -0.3% | +4.2% |
| RICE | 2018-08-28 | [High rice prices a win for farmers – Piñol](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63601-high-rice-prices-a-win-for-farmers-pinol.md) | +3.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2020-12-31 | [Sharp rise in price for the CBoT maize future](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49678-sharp-rise-in-price-for-the-cbot-maize-future.md) | +6.2% | +17.5% |
| CORN | 2020-04-29 | [Bank forecasts rise in food prices next month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9191-bank-forecasts-rise-in-food-prices-next-month.md) | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-12-23 | [Govt may reduce reserve sale price for rice for ethanol production - GreenLeaf](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27019-govt-may-reduce-reserve-sale-price-for-rice-for-ethanol-production-greenleaf.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- en.vietnamplus.vn: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/thai-rice-prices-soar-nationwide-post335447.vnp

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