Rice price today August 15: Market is stable, export is improving

Domestic rice prices today are stable, trading is slow; Vietnam has risen to become the second largest rice exporter in the world, after India.

On the morning of August 15, rice prices in the Mekong Delta continued to be stable. Trading volume in the market was not high due to the limited supply of rice at the end of the season. Popular fresh rice varieties such as IR 50404, Nang Hoa 9, Dai Thom 8, OM 18, OM 5451, OM 308 fluctuated around 5,700 - 6,200 VND/kg. In many localities, buying and selling activities were slow, prices fluctuated little.

Rice varieties	Price (VND/kg)
OM 18	6,400 - 6,700
Dai Thom 8	6,400 - 6,700
OM 34	5,700 - 6,000
OM 380	5,700 - 6,000
OM 5451	5,900 - 6,200
Flower Girl	6,200 - 6,500
Japonica	7,900 - 8,200
ST24 - ST25	8,200 - 8,500
Japanese rice	7,400 - 7,700
RVT	7,700 - 8,000
IR 504	5,900 - 6,200

Prices of raw rice and finished products in this area also remained at the same level. Raw rice OM 380 was at 8,800 - 8,900 VND/kg; IR 504 was from 8,450 - 8,550 VND/kg; OM 18 was around 9,600 - 9,700 VND/kg.

Rice varieties	Price (VND/kg)
Miss Nhen	28,000
White Rice	16,000 - 17,000
Regular Rice	14,000 – 15,000
Fragrant Rice	17,000 - 22,000
Jasmine rice	16,000 - 18,000
Nang Hoa Rice	21,000
Regular rice	13,000 - 14,000
Long grain Thai fragrant rice	20,000 - 22,000
Jasmine Rice	22,000
Taiwanese Fragrant Rice	20,000
Japanese rice	22,000
Regular Soc rice	16,000 - 17,000
Soc Thai Rice	20,000

In large warehouses, supply is low, purchase prices remain stable. In retail markets, rice prices remain unchanged, with Nang Nhen rice being the highest at VND28,000/kg, while regular rice is from VND13,000 to VND14,000/kg.

Glutinous rice varieties	Price (VND/kg)
IR 4625 Glutinous Rice (fresh)	7,300 - 7,500
IR 4625 Glutinous Rice (Dry)	9,500 - 9,700
3-month-old sticky rice (fresh)	8,100 - 8,200
3-month-old sticky rice (dry)	9,600 - 9,700

The price of by-products such as OM 504 fragrant rice bran fluctuates at 7,500 - 7,700 VND/kg, bran at 6,200 - 6,300 VND/kg, rice husk at 1,000 - 1,150 VND/kg. These items also maintain the same price as yesterday.

Item	PRICE (VND/kg)	Increase/decrease (VND)
Fragrant rice paper	7,500 – 7,700
Bran	6,200 – 6,300
Rice husks	1,000 – 1,150

PRICE (VND/kg) Increase/decrease (VND)
Fragrant mat 7,400 – 7,500
Bran 6,600 – 6,700-150 Rice husk 1,000 – 1,150

In the export market, Vietnamese rice prices remained stable. 5% broken rice was at $395/ton, 25% broken rice at $371/ton, 100% broken rice at $339/ton. In the first 6 months of the year, Vietnam exported 4.72 million tons of rice, surpassing Thailand to hold the second position in the world , just behind India. The export market has been expanded to many African and South Asian countries, helping to reduce dependence on the Philippines. However, abundant supply from India is creating downward pressure on prices, challenging Vietnam's export profits.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/gia-lua-gao-hom-nay-15-8-thi-truong-di-ngang-xuat-khau-khoi-sac-3299436.html