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A farmer harvests rice by a paddy field outside Hanoi, Vietnam June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo


HANOI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Vietnam will increase its rice production this year to take advantage of a price surge, the head of the country's Department of Crop Production said on Tuesday.

The country's unhusked paddy output is expected to rise to more than 43 million metric tonnes this year, from 42.7 million tonnes last year, Nguyen Nhu Cuong said in a statement posted on the government's website.

The rice growing area of the upcoming autumn-winter crop in the Mekong Delta will be raised by 7.7% from an initial plan to 700,000 hectares, he added.

Vietnam's 5% broken rice prices RI-VNBKN5-P1 rose to $580-$590 per metric tonne on Tuesday from $515-$525 two weeks ago, traders said, after India on July 20 ordered a halt to its largest export category to calm domestic prices.

"This is an opportunity for us to boost rice exports," Cuong said.

He said Vietnam's total rice exports this year would rise to 7.8 million metric tonnes from 7.1 million tonnes recorded last year.

"Increasing exports at this time won't threat Vietnam's food security," Cuong said.

Rice shipments from Vietnam in the first seven months of this year were estimated to have risen about 18.7% from a year earlier to 4.84 million metric tonnes, according to the government's preliminary data. Revenue from rice exports in the period was seen up 29.6% at $2.58 billion.

Rice exporters in Thailand and Vietnam are renegotiating prices on sales contracts for around half a million metric tonnes for August shipments, two trade sources said, as India's ban has tightened global supplies.

The chairman of Vietnam Food Association said on Monday the country has no immediate plans to restrict rice exports.


 
Rice is not a seller's market, it is a buyer's market. Whether the price of rice increases or not, it depends on the Chinese govt.

There are many countries that export rice, but only one that imports it in large quantities. And China has huge rice reserves. China can import rice or not import rice for several years in a row. So China has complete control over the pricing of rice.

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck failed and went bankrupt because of her delusional attempt to inflate the price of rice by hoarding it. The govt was then overthrown by angry farmers and eventually went into exile.

If the Indians try to inflate the price of rice through an export ban, it will surely be disappointed.
 
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Good strategy, time we take back market share from India and Thailand.
 
Rice is not a seller's market, it is a buyer's market. Whether the price of rice increases or not, it depends on the Chinese govt.

There are many countries that export rice, but only one that imports it in large quantities. And China has huge rice reserves. China can import rice or not import rice for several years in a row. So China has complete control over the pricing of rice.

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck failed and went bankrupt because of her delusional attempt to inflate the price of rice by hoarding it. The govt was then overthrown by angry farmers and eventually went into exile.

If the Indians try to inflate the price of rice through an export ban, it will surely be disappointed.
No it’s not. Supply and demand. Now the rice price is rising that means seller market. If buyer market the rice price would sink which is not the case.

China huge demand is just a factor that influences the price. The world is big. India banning rice export will push the price higher and higher.
 

Paddy field in West Java, Indonesia


Paddy field in Bogor, Greater Jakarta region.

 
There is still Paddy Field inside Jakarta....:azn:

Jakarta's rice production peak throughout 2020 occurred in August​

Monday, 1 March 2021 20:55 WIB

Jakarta's rice production peak throughout 2020 occurred in August

 

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