Rice price today May 16: Fresh rice increased slightly

Domestic rice price today May 16

In the Mekong Delta, rice prices are generally stable, with not much trading volume. Some types of fresh rice are purchased by warehouses at slightly increased prices.

Specifically, IR 504 rice ranges from 8,250 - 8,350 VND/kg, CL 555 rice from 8,600 - 8,900 VND/kg, OM 380 is at 8,000 - 8,100 VND/kg, OM 18 is from 10,200 - 10,400 VND/kg, and 5451 is in the range of 9,600 - 9,750 VND/kg. Finished rice OM 380 is currently at 8,800 - 9,000 VND/kg, while IR 504 is at 9,500 - 9,700 VND/kg.

Prices of by-products also remained high. OM 5451 broken rice was traded at around 7,350 - 7,450 VND/kg. Bran prices ranged from 8,000 - 9,000 VND/kg. Other items such as broken rice and rice husks were commonly priced from 7,150 - 9,000 VND/kg.

At wholesale markets such as Sa Dec and An Cu (Cai Be - Tien Giang ), trading volume has increased but prices remain stable. Some rice varieties such as 50404 and OM 380 have limited supply, prices have not fluctuated much.

In retail markets, rice prices remained unchanged from yesterday. Nang Nhen rice remained at the highest level of VND28,000/kg. Regular rice was commonly priced at VND13,000 - 15,000/kg. Jasmine rice fluctuated at VND16,000 - 18,000/kg. Thai fragrant rice, Huong Lai, Nang Hoa, Taiwan or Japanese rice were sold at around VND20,000 - 22,000/kg.

Regarding rice prices, many localities recorded an increase of 200 VND/kg for some varieties. Specifically, Dai Thom 8 and OM 18 (fresh) rice currently fluctuate from 6,800 - 7,200 VND/kg. OM 5451 ranges from 5,900 - 6,200 VND/kg, IR 50404 ranges from 5,400 - 5,600 VND/kg, OM 380 ranges from 5,500 - 5,800 VND/kg and Nang Hoa 9 remains at 6,650 - 6,750 VND/kg.

In provinces such as Can Tho, An Giang , Tien Giang, Kien Giang and Long An, the Summer-Autumn rice supply is still sparse, traders are buying slowly, and prices generally fluctuate little.

In the export market, Vietnamese rice prices remained unchanged from yesterday. According to the Vietnam Food Association, 5% broken rice is currently priced at $397 per ton, 25% broken rice is $368 per ton, and 100% broken rice remains at $321 per ton.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/gia-lua-gao-hom-nay-16-5-lua-tuoi-tang-nhe-3154879.html