Rice price today August 26: Rice slightly decreased, dry bran unexpectedly increased

The rice market is quiet, raw rice prices are down but dry bran prices are rising. Vietnam's 5% broken rice is still the global leader.

Domestic rice prices today August 26

On August 26, raw rice prices in the Mekong Delta decreased slightly. OM 5451 decreased by 300 VND/kg to 8,000 - 8,100 VND/kg, CL 555 decreased by 250 VND/kg to 8,000 - 8,100 VND/kg. Other types such as OM 380, OM 18, and high-quality OM 5451 remained stable at around 8,200 - 9,700 VND/kg.

At the traditional market, retail rice prices remained unchanged. Regular rice fluctuated at 13,000 - 14,000 VND/kg, Huong Lai rice at 22,000 VND/kg, Thai fragrant rice at 20,000 - 22,000 VND/kg. Nang Nhen rice still led at 28,000 VND/kg.

Fresh rice price today August 26

Fresh rice in many provinces has little change. OM 5451 is at 5,900 - 6,000 VND/kg, OM 18 and Nang Hoa 9 are from 6,000 - 6,200 VND/kg, Dai Thom 8 is also around 6,100 - 6,200 VND/kg. IR 50404 fluctuates at 5,700 - 5,800 VND/kg, OM 380 is around 5,700 - 5,900 VND/kg.

Farmers in Dong Thap and Can Tho are selling slowly, traders are buying little, prices are stable. In Ca Mau , ST rice prices are stable, other types are unchanged.

Price of sticky rice and by-products today August 26

The glutinous rice market remains stable. Fresh IR 4625 glutinous rice is at 7,300 - 7,500 VND/kg, dried glutinous rice is 9,500 - 9,700 VND/kg.

By-products fluctuated in opposite directions. Fragrant rice bran decreased by VND100/kg to VND7,300-7,400/kg, while dry bran increased by VND200/kg to VND6,400-6,500/kg. Rice husk remained at VND1,400-1,500/kg.

Export rice price today August 26

In the export market, Vietnamese rice maintained the highest level. 5% broken rice remained at 399 USD/ton, 25% broken rice at 368 USD/ton, 100% broken rice at 335 USD/ton.

Meanwhile, India's 5% broken rice was at $376 per tonne, Pakistan's $355 per tonne and Thailand's $354 per tonne.

India is preparing to release 20 million tonnes of rice from its reserves in September, offering prices ranging from $230 to $300 per tonne. This move is considered a “heavy blow” to the Thai rice industry, causing farmers in this country to lose income as paddy prices have halved compared to last year.

In the first 6 months of 2025, India exported more than 11 million tons of rice, far surpassing Vietnam with 5.2 million tons and Thailand with 3.7 million tons.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/gia-lua-gao-hom-nay-26-8-gao-giam-nhe-cam-kho-bat-ngo-tang-3300347.html