Rice prices today, March 23, and last week increased sharply.

Rice prices today, March 23, in the Mekong Delta region fluctuated little. Last week, exported rice and some fresh rice products increased sharply.

Rice prices today, March 23, 2025, in the Mekong Delta region remained stable. Specifically, according to the update from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of An Giang province, there were no fluctuations in both fresh rice and rice.

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Rice prices today, March 23, and last week fluctuated strongly. Photo: Thanh Minh.

In particular, for rice, domestic rice prices were relatively stable during the week. As for some exported rice, prices increased slightly in the middle of the week, then remained stable and stabilized at the end of the week, with a total increase of 6 USD/ton.

According to the update from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of An Giang province, currently raw rice 5451 fluctuates at 8,600 - 8,750 VND/kg; raw rice OM 380 fluctuates at 7,750 - 7,900 VND/kg; raw rice IR 504 fluctuates at 8,100 - 8,200 VND/kg; finished rice OM 380 fluctuates at 8,800 - 9,000 VND/kg; finished rice IR 504 fluctuates at 9,500 - 9,700 VND/kg.

As for by-products, the prices of by-products range from 6,700 - 10,000 VND/kg. Currently, the price of fragrant rice bran ranges from 7,100 - 7,300 VND/kg; rice bran 2 ranges from 6,700 - 6,800 VND/kg; the price of bran ranges from 9,000 - 10,000 VND/kg.

Recorded in localities today, the quantity is small, the price of rice of all kinds fluctuates little. In An Giang, the quantity is sporadic, the warehouses buy fragrant rice, rice at the same price. In Lap Vo (Dong Thap), the quantity is small, the warehouses buy fragrant rice and beautiful rice at the same price, the price is stable.

Sa Dec market canal (Dong Thap), good quantity, stable price of all kinds of rice. At An Cu (Cai Be, Tien Giang), small quantity, no fluctuation in price.

At retail markets, rice prices of all kinds remained unchanged compared to yesterday. Currently, Nang Nhen rice has the highest listed price of VND28,000/kg; regular rice fluctuates at VND15,000-16,000/kg; long-grain fragrant rice fluctuates at VND20,000-22,000/kg; Huong Lai rice fluctuates at VND22,000/kg; Jasmine fragrant rice fluctuates at VND18,000-20,000/kg; Nang Hoa rice fluctuates at VND22,000/kg; Taiwanese fragrant rice fluctuates at VND21,000/kg; common white rice fluctuates at VND17,000/kg; Soc regular rice fluctuates at VND18,000/kg; Soc Thai rice is priced at VND21,000/kg; Japanese rice is priced at VND22,000/kg.

Regarding rice, during the week, the price of some fresh rice items increased slightly at the beginning of the week and increased continuously in the middle of the week, then stabilized at the end of the week. During the week, fresh rice increased by a total of 300 VND/kg.

According to the update from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of An Giang province, the current price of IR 50404 rice (fresh) fluctuates at 5,500 - 5,700 VND/kg; the price of Dai Thom 8 rice (fresh) fluctuates at 6,500 - 6,650 VND/kg; the price of OM 5451 rice (fresh) fluctuates at 5,800 - 6,000 VND/kg; the price of OM 18 rice (fresh) fluctuates at 6,500 - 6,600 VND/kg; the price of OM 380 rice (fresh) fluctuates at 5,200 - 5,400 VND/kg; and Nang Hoa 9 rice is at 6,300 - 6,500 VND/kg.

Recorded in many localities today, the source is quite good, the buying and selling transactions are slower. In An Giang, the rice supply is in full swing in many areas, the new buying and selling transactions are slow, the price is stable. In Hau Giang, the source is still low, most of the rice has been deposited, the rice price is stable.

In Kien Giang, the remaining winter-spring rice area is small, most of which has been deposited. In Dong Thap, the supply is good, new transactions are rare, and prices fluctuate little. In Long An, new transactions are slow, and rice prices are stable.

In the export market, Vietnam's rice export prices today remained unchanged compared to the end of the week. According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), currently 5% standard rice is at 397 USD/ton; 25% broken rice is at 369 USD/ton; 100% broken rice is at 313 USD/ton.

According to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in February 2025, Vietnam exported about 560,000 tons of rice with a value of 288.2 million USD. Thereby, bringing the total volume and value of rice exports in the first two months of 2025 to 1.1 million tons and 613 million USD, up 5.9% in volume, but down 13.6% in value compared to the same period in 2024.

Agricultural experts believe that the world rice market has just gone through a period of slow trading compared to the annual cycle. The reversal of domestic rice prices and export rice prices from the end of 2024 is considered to be due to oversupply in the market.

To improve capacity and export value, domestic enterprises need to proactively diversify markets, increase rice exports to new markets such as Europe, the US, Japan, the Middle East, West Asia, Africa, etc. At the same time, take advantage of free trade agreements to enjoy tariff incentives and conquer and increase rice exports to new markets.

Currently, Vietnam's rice export prices are increasing slightly again in late March 2025, reaching 313-397 USD per ton. Major markets such as the Philippines, Ivory Coast and Ghana are still the main customers of Vietnamese rice.

Rice price list today March 23, 2025

Rice variety	Unit of measure	Trader's purchase price (VND)	Increase/decrease compared to yesterday (VND)
Fragrant Radio 8	Kg	6,500 - 6,650	-
OM 18	Kg	6,500 - 6,600	-
IR 504	Kg	5,500 - 5,700	-
OM 5451	Kg	5,800 - 6,000	-
Flower 9	Kg	6,300 - 6,500	-
OM 380	Kg	5,200 -5,400	-
Raw rice IR 504	Kg	8,100-8,200	-
Rice TP 504	Kg	9,500-9,700	-
Raw rice OM 380	kg	7,750-7,900	-
Rice TP OM 380	kg	7,800-7,900	-
Raw rice OM 18	kg	9,300-9,500	-
Rice NL 5451	kg	8,600-8,750	-