Vietnam: Rice market on November 21, export rice prices drop sharply

Today's rice prices in the Mekong Delta region remained unchanged compared to yesterday, after many sessions of slight increases and decreases last week. Specifically, for rice, according to the update from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of An Giang province, IR 50404 rice is at 7,400 - 7,500 VND/kg; OM 5451 rice is at 7,500 - 7,700; OM 380 rice fluctuates at 6,800 - 7,000 VND/kg; OM 18 rice is priced at 8,400 - 8,600 VND/kg; Nang Hoa 9 is priced at 8,400 - 8,600 VND/kg; Nhat rice is at 7,800 - 8,000 VND/kg. In many localities today, the harvested rice in the fields has begun to ripen, and the demand for fragrant and sticky rice is quite high. Farmers tend to offer higher prices for fragrant rice, traders keep the same purchase price as yesterday, demand is quite good. Similarly, with rice today is stable; fragrant rice is less in stock, the rice surface is more beautiful due to good weather. The market for raw rice and finished products is stable compared ...