Rice price today April 19, 2025: Rice export price decreased for 2 consecutive weeks

Rice prices today, April 19, 2025, in the Mekong Delta region are generally stable, except for raw rice OM 18, which recorded a slight increase. The market is trading slowly, the amount of paddy and rice is not much, while fresh rice prices remain the same as the previous day.

In localities such as An Giang, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, buying and selling activities are still taking place regularly but at a slow pace, prices are stable. OM 18 raw rice increased slightly by 100 VND/kg, fluctuating between 10,200 - 10,400 VND/kg. Other types of rice such as CL 555, Jasmine, OM 5451, IR 504, OM 380... still maintain the same price as before, without significant fluctuations.

At retail markets in An Giang, the prices of popular fragrant rice are around 18,000 - 22,000 VND/kg, regular rice fluctuates at 15,000 - 16,000 VND/kg, Nang Nhen rice remains at the highest level of 28,000 VND/kg. Japanese rice, Huong Lai rice, and Jasmine rice all maintain stable prices.

Today's sticky rice prices are stable, fresh and dried IR 4625 sticky rice remains at 7,700 to 8,000 VND/kg, 3-month dried sticky rice is at 9,600 to 9,700 VND/kg. By-products such as bran, broken rice and rice husks also have no significant changes.

Regarding rice prices, the supply of fresh rice is gradually decreasing, and transactions are quiet in many places. In An Giang, Can Tho, Kien Giang, and Bac Lieu, the remaining rice quantity is not much, and prices are stable. Fresh OM 18 rice is currently fluctuating between 6,800 and 7,000 VND/kg; fragrant rice, regular rice, and other varieties such as OM 5451, Dai Thom 8, and IR 50404 remain the same price as yesterday.

Meanwhile, in the world market, Vietnam's rice export prices fell for the second consecutive week due to weak demand. Indian rice prices remained at their lowest level in nearly two years, indicating that competitive pressure remains high.

In the export market, Vietnam’s 5% broken rice is currently offered at $396 per ton, down slightly from $399 per ton last week. According to a trader in Ho Chi Minh City, transactions are slowing down as buyers are mainly taking delivery of pre-signed contracts. In addition, domestic supply is decreasing while the harvest only begins around June or July, making future rice prices difficult to predict.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s benchmark 5% broken rice rose to $405 a tonne on Thursday from $390 last week, mainly due to exchange rate fluctuations, traders said, as the market remained subdued after the long Songkran holiday in Thailand.

Bangladesh has just allowed the export of 18,150 tonnes of fragrant rice, but the country is struggling to control domestic rice prices, which have increased by 20–25% over the past year.

According to Reuters, rice export prices from India – the world’s largest rice exporter – remained stable around a 22-month low. Meanwhile, Vietnamese rice prices fell slightly due to abundant supply and weak demand, while Thai rice prices increased due to the impact of exchange rates.

Specifically, India's 5% broken parboiled rice is currently offered at $388-$394 per tonne, unchanged from last week. The country's 5% broken white rice is also priced at $378-$383 per tonne.

As of April 1, India's national rice stockpile, including unmilled paddy, stood at 63.09 million tonnes – many times higher than the government's target of 13.6 million tonnes.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/gia-lua-gao-hom-nay-19-4-2025-gao-xuat-khau-giam-2-tuan-lien-tiep-3153135.html