Rice price today August 18: Quiet transactions, domestic market keeps prices stable

On the morning of August 18, rice prices in the Mekong Delta continued to be stable. The market was quiet, traders were slow to buy, and both fresh rice and paddy prices remained stable compared to the weekend.

Rice price today August 18

Popular rice varieties such as OM 18, Dai Thom 8 and Nang Hoa 9 fluctuate from 6,000 - 6,200 VND/kg; OM 5451 from 5,900 - 6,000 VND/kg; IR 50404 and OM 380 around 5,700 - 5,900 VND/kg. All types of sticky rice also remained stable, fresh IR 4625 sticky rice was at 7,300 - 7,500 VND/kg, 3-month sticky rice fluctuated from 8,100 - 8,200 VND/kg.

Rice varieties	Price (VND/kg)
OM 18	6,100 - 6,500
Dai Thom 8	6,100 - 6,500
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

Rice price today August 18

Raw rice prices at major warehouses remained around the old level: OM 380 from 8,800 - 8,900 VND/kg, IR 504 around 8,450 - 8,550 VND/kg, OM 18 at 9,600 - 9,700 VND/kg. Finished rice IR 504 was stable at 9,500 - 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 the retail market, Nang Nhen is still the highest at 28,000 VND/kg, fragrant rice ranges from 16,000 - 22,000 VND/kg, regular rice is at 13,000 - 14,000 VND/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

By-product price today August 18

By-products such as OM 504 broken rice, bran and rice husks continued to move sideways, fluctuating from 7,500 - 7,700 VND/kg, 8,000 - 9,000 VND/kg and 1,000 - 1,150 VND/kg, respectively.

Vibrant export market

In the export market, Vietnamese rice prices remain stable. 5% broken rice is at $395/ton, 25% broken rice is $371/ton, 100% broken rice is $339/ton. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Vietnam's rice exports in 2025 could reach 8.2 million tons, up 300,000 tons from the previous forecast. High demand from Africa and China is expected to boost growth, despite the Philippines recently imposing a 60-day import restriction.

The USDA also raised its export forecast for Thailand to 7.2 million tons and Myanmar to 1.9 million tons. For Bangladesh, import demand increased by 500,000 tons to 2 million tons. African markets such as Ghana and Ivory Coast emerged as major customers of Vietnam, in addition to the Philippines. Indonesia is forecast to import 700,000 tons this year, higher than the previous forecast.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/gia-lua-gao-hom-nay-18-8-giao-dich-tram-lang-thi-truong-trong-nuoc-giu-gia-on-dinh-3299678.html