# India's Rice Price Advantage Is Back

> Indian 5% broken parboiled rice fell to a new export low of $382-386 per metric ton on November 11, 2026. Over the same period, Vietnamese 5% broken rose to $480-490 and Thai 5% broken to $490-495 per ton. The article notes that the gap of roughly $100 per ton is now visible to international buyers.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T15:06:09.344Z
- Category: trade · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99530-india-s-rice-price-advantage-is-back
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A price gap of around $100 per ton makes Indian rice the cheapest origin and is likely to divert import demand toward India from Vietnam and Thailand. This shifts global rice trade flows and keeps pressure on Asian export quotes.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-10-11 | [India's April-Aug rice exports rise 7.4 percent - govt body](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68435-india-s-april-aug-rice-exports-rise-7-4-percent-govt-body.md) | +0.9% | -6.5% |
| RICE | 2019-02-05 | [India's April-December rice exports drop 10%, pulses surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60553-india-s-april-december-rice-exports-drop-10-pulses-surge.md) | -3.8% | -1.9% |
| RICE | 2024-12-30 | [India: Rice exports surge after easing of curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26929-india-rice-exports-surge-after-easing-of-curbs.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| RICE | 2018-11-12 | [India's rice exports drop in April-September, pulses surge: government body](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62002-india-s-rice-exports-drop-in-april-september-pulses-surge-government-body.md) | +2.8% | +0.5% |
| RICE | 2024-07-12 | [Bangkok Post - Asia rice - Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4450-bangkok-post-asia-rice-vietnam-thai-rates-dip-as-eyes-turn-to-india.md) | -18.6% | -14.6% |

## Sources

- tradologie.com: https://www.tradologie.com/news/indias-rice-price-advantage-is-back/

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