Rice prices today, December 12, 2025: OM 5451 rice slightly decreased.

Today, December 12, 2025, domestic rice prices continue to trend downwards. Meanwhile, Vietnam's export rice prices remain stable.

Rice prices in Vietnam today, December 12th.

The rice market on December 12, 2025 remained stable for paddy rice but maintained a downward trend for milled rice.

Rice prices today (December 12th) remain stable, ST rice continues to be offered in good quantities, but trading is slow.

• Fresh IR 50404 rice is currently priced around 5,200 - 5,400 VND/kg; fresh OM 5451 rice is trading at 5,500 - 5,600 VND/kg; and fresh OM 18 rice is priced at 6,400 - 6,600 VND/kg.
• Fresh OM 380 rice is maintaining a price around 5,700 - 5,900 VND/kg; Nang Hoa 9 rice is priced at 6,000 - 6,200 VND/kg. Meanwhile, fresh Dai Thom 8 rice is fluctuating around 6,400 - 6,600 VND/kg.
• The price of fresh IR 4625 glutinous rice is currently at 7,300 - 7,500 VND/kg; while dried IR 4625 glutinous rice is priced at 9,500 - 9,700 VND/kg. The price of 3-month dried glutinous rice is trading around 9,600 - 9,700 VND/kg.

Latest rice price update today, December 12, 2025.

Rice prices today (December 12th) continue to trend downwards, trading is weak, large warehouses are buying slowly, and farmers are selective about the rice they purchase.

• The price of raw IR 50404 rice is 8,500 - 8,600 VND/kg; the price of finished IR 50404 rice is 9,500 - 9,700 VND/kg;
• The price of OM 5451 raw rice fluctuated between 8,150 and 8,300 VND/kg (down 100 VND); while OM 18 raw rice was priced at 8,500 - 8,600 VND/kg.
• Raw OM 380 rice is priced at 7,200 - 7,300 VND/kg; while finished OM 380 rice is priced at 8,800 - 9,000 VND/kg. Meanwhile, finished CL 555 rice is priced at 7,340 - 7,450 VND/kg.
• The price of IR 504 raw rice fluctuates between 7,550 and 7,650 VND/kg; finished IR 504 rice fluctuates between 9,500 and 9,700 VND/kg. Soc Thom raw rice is priced at 7,500 - 7,600 VND/kg. Dai Thom 8 rice is traded around 8,700 - 8,900 VND/kg.
• The price of glutinous rice is currently 21,000 - 22,000 VND/kg; regular rice is at 11,000 - 12,000 VND/kg; and Nang Nhen rice is priced at 28,000 VND/kg.
• The price of long-grain fragrant rice ranges from 20,000 to 22,000 VND/kg; Jasmine fragrant rice costs 16,000 to 17,000 VND/kg; and Huong Lai rice remains at 22,000 VND/kg.
• Common white rice is being purchased at 16,000 VND/kg; Nang Hoa rice is currently at 21,000 VND/kg; regular Soc rice is at 16,000 - 17,000 VND/kg; and Soc Thai rice is at 20,000 VND/kg.
• Taiwanese fragrant rice is currently priced at 20,000 VND/kg, while Japanese rice remains at 22,000 VND/kg.

Regarding by-products, the price of OM 5451 broken rice is currently at 7,400 - 7,500 VND/kg, while the price of rice bran is at 9,000 - 10,000 VND/kg.

On the export market, Vietnamese rice prices continue to remain stable. Accordingly, standard 100% broken rice is priced at 314 - 318 USD/ton; 5% broken rice is purchased at 420 - 440 USD/ton; and Jasmine rice is priced at 447 - 451 USD/ton.

Thus, today's rice prices (December 12, 2025) are still slightly lower than yesterday.

The journey of creating ST25 rice: From 'playing for fun' to a new symbol of Vietnamese rice.

At the " Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation Week" in Can Tho on December 9th, the story of engineer Ho Quang Cua about his journey in breeding the ST25 rice variety attracted the attention of many delegates. He recalled that more than a century ago, Vietnamese rice was renowned in Europe; the Mekong Delta region also possessed many delicious varieties, but they gradually disappeared when the new rice variety revolution emerged.

The ST25 research team initially started "for fun," but the more they worked on it, the more they realized the need to standardize the process: shortening the growth period, eliminating dependence on photoperiod, and ensuring year-round yield. Local support, the boldness of farmers, and the domestic demand for fragrant rice spurred the team to pursue the breeding program.

Since 1980, Mr. Cua began collecting and experimenting with fragrant rice varieties. In the late 1990s, he noticed that the ST3 variety had qualities close to Thai rice. By 2001, the origin of ST3 was identified as VDD20, thus opening up a direction for further crossbreeding with the Tam Tien Vua variety. After more than 7 years of crossbreeding and selection, ST25 was put into national trials and completed in 2018.

ST25 possesses unique qualities, truly reaching its full flavor when grown in coastal areas. According to Mr. Cua, the complex hybrid combination allows ST25 to adapt widely, from the South to the North, including highlands. In particular, ST25 is becoming a "shield" against climate change in rice-shrimp farming areas: it only requires 90 days of freshwater during the rainy season for cultivation, and it significantly reduces emissions thanks to the repeated drying of the fields.

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