Export rice prices rose slightly, while domestic trading remained sluggish.

(Photo: Thanh Sang/VNA)

Vietnamese rice export prices saw a slight increase last week. In the domestic market, rice prices in many provinces and cities of the Mekong Delta generally remained relatively quiet.

Prices for 5% broken rice are being offered at $365-370 per ton, up from $359-363 per ton a week earlier, marking the highest level since early November 2025.

In the domestic market, according to the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Strategy and Policy, in Can Tho, Jasmine rice remains priced at 8,400 VND/kg, the same as last week; IR 5451 rice is 6,200 VND/kg; ST25 is 9,400 VND/kg; and OM 18 is 6,600 VND/kg.

In Dong Thap , IR 50404 rice is priced at 6,700 VND/kg, and OM 18 at 6,900 VND/kg. In Vinh Long, OM 5451 rice is priced at 6,300 VND/kg, and OM 4900 at 7,000 VND/kg.

In An Giang , the prices of most fresh rice varieties remained stable compared to last week. IR 50404 was purchased at 5,100-5,300 VND/kg; OM 18 at 5,600-5,700 VND/kg; Dai Thom 8 at 6,400-6,600 VND/kg; while OM 5451 increased by 200 VND/kg to 5,400-5,600 VND/kg.

As of November 30th, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, for the 2025 Autumn-Winter crop season, the entire Mekong Delta region has planted 621,000 hectares, reaching 97% of the plan; of which 387,000 hectares have been harvested with an average yield of 57.77 quintals/hectare, with an estimated production of 2.237 million tons. For the Summer crop season, localities have sown 160,000 hectares, reaching approximately 91% of the plan, and have begun harvesting about 1,000 hectares.

For the 2025-2026 Winter-Spring crop season alone, the entire region has planted 167,000 hectares, equivalent to 13.17% of the total planned 1.266 million hectares.

In the An Giang retail market, rice prices remain stable: regular rice 11,000-12,000 VND/kg; Thai fragrant rice 20,000-22,000 VND/kg; Jasmine rice 16,000-18,000 VND/kg; white rice 16,000 VND/kg, Nang Hoa rice 21,000 VND/kg, Huong Lai rice 22,000 VND/kg, Taiwanese fragrant rice 20,000 VND/kg, regular Soc rice 17,000 VND/kg, Thai Soc rice 20,000 VND/kg, Japanese rice 22,000 VND/kg.

The price of IR 50404 raw rice remains at 7,550-7,650 VND/kg, while finished IR 504 rice is priced at 9,500-9,700 VND/kg; OM 380 raw rice is priced at 7,200-7,300 VND/kg; finished OM 380 rice fluctuates between 8,800-9,000 VND/kg.

Regarding by-products, the prices of various by-products range from 7,400 to 10,000 VND/kg; the price of dry bran is at 9,000-10,000 VND/kg.

Meanwhile, in the Asian rice market, Thai rice prices rose to their highest level in over four months last week due to supply concerns stemming from flooding in the South. Conversely, Indian rice prices slipped to near their lowest level in a month.

According to a Bangkok-based trader, Thai 5% broken rice is being offered at $375 per ton this week, up from $370 per ton last week due to the impact of flooding.

This is the highest price recorded since July 24th. The trader explained that this price increase only applies to Thai rice in the southern region due to flooding there.

In India, parboiled rice with 5% broken grains has fallen from $348-356 per ton last week to $347-354 per ton this week, the lowest level in almost a month.

White rice with 5% broken grains is priced between $340-345 USD/ton. Demand for Indian rice has seen a slight improvement this week as rice prices fell in line with the rupee's record low.

Mr. BV Krishna Rao, President of the Indian Rice Exporters Association, commented that the weakening rupee is enabling exporters to lower prices and increase their competitiveness in attracting demand.

In other news, domestic rice prices in Bangladesh remain high despite ample stockpiles and a bumper crop. The country imported 1.437 million tons in the 2024-2025 crop year and an additional 500,000 tons between July and November, yet prices show no signs of cooling down.

Areas of smart coffee farming in Gia Lai yield high productivity and quality. (Photo: Hong Diep/VNA)

Other agricultural products

The US agricultural commodities market showed that Chicago soybean futures prices edged lower on December 5th, heading for their first weekly decline in eight weeks, amid market caution over uncertainty surrounding how much US soybeans China will actually purchase under the trade truce agreement.

In this session, soybean prices in the nearest-term futures contract on the Chicago Board of Commodity Exchange (CBOT) fell 0.3% to $11.165 per bushel (1 bushel of wheat/soybeans = 27.2 kg; 1 bushel of corn = 25.4 kg).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently reported that net U.S. soybean exports totaled 1,248,500 tons in the week ending October 30, including 232,000 tons to China. This marks China's first purchase of soybeans from the 2025 U.S. harvest.

However, the total amount purchased is still far below the 12 million ton target previously mentioned by senior US officials. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week also pushed back the deadline for achieving that target from the end of December 2025 to the end of February 2026.

Similar to soybeans, wheat and corn prices have also cooled down as abundant global supply has outweighed the impetus from the booming US corn export activity.

Wheat prices on the CBOT fell 0.5% to $5.375 per bushel, while corn prices declined 0.3% to $4.46 per bushel.

Statistics Canada recently reported that the country's total wheat production reached nearly 40 million tons, exceeding market expectations. This data indicates an abundant global supply, which is putting pressure on prices.

Meanwhile, on December 5th, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also raised its forecast for world grain production and stocks this season to record highs.

Nevertheless, corn prices in Chicago remained near the six-month high set earlier in the week, supported by robust export activity and concerns about cold weather hindering U.S. grain shipments.

On the international coffee market, coffee prices showed mixed movements, but the general trend was a slight increase. The London exchange recorded a $16 increase in robusta coffee futures for January 2026 to $4,331 per ton, and a $32 increase in March 2026 futures to $4,244 per ton.

On the New York exchange, the price of Arabica coffee for December 2025 delivery rose by 5.45 US cents/lb to 409.2 US cents/lb; the March 2026 contract increased by 3.7 US cents/lb to 376.15 US cents/lb (1 lb = 0.4535 kg).

Despite rising, robusta coffee prices remain around their lowest levels in 1.5 weeks as the market continues to monitor the impact of storms and heavy rains in Vietnam. Recent bad weather has slowed harvesting and increased the risk of fruit drop, raising concerns about a potential decrease in yield this season.

Traders are currently divided into two camps: one side believes that production can stabilize thanks to offsetting supply at the end of the season, while the other predicts that production could decrease by 5-10% depending on the region.

Conflicting viewpoints cause prices to fluctuate constantly, responding to new information from the raw material producing regions.

For arabica coffee, prices were supported by the strong rise of the Brazilian real to a two-week high. The strengthening domestic currency encouraged Brazilian farmers to limit sales, contributing to the stability of arabica prices.

Brazilian coffee exports to the US remain slow despite the removal of tariff barriers, but are projected to improve in early 2026 as domestic supply becomes more stable.

In the domestic market, coffee prices on December 6th saw a slight increase of 400-500 VND/kg, fluctuating between 103,300-104,000 VND/kg in key growing regions of the Central Highlands.

Specifically, today's coffee price in Dak Lak province increased slightly by 400 VND/kg compared to yesterday, reaching 104,000 VND/kg. Dak Lak also has the highest coffee price in the country today.

Similarly, today's coffee prices in Gia Lai province are trading at 103,600 VND/kg, an increase of 400 VND/kg. In Lam Dong province, coffee prices increased by 500 VND/kg, trading at 103,300 VND/kg.

According to VNA/Vietnam+

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/gia-gao-xuat-khau-tang-nhe-giao-dich-noi-dia-tram-lang-post1081558.vnp

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